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A MODEL FOR STANDARD SETTING: HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION
Author(s) -
MACINNES IAN
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1994.tb00446.x
Subject(s) - standardization , business , process (computing) , government (linguistics) , payment , international standard , economics , public economics , telecommunications , industrial organization , finance , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
This paper presents a model for high definition television (HDTV) standard setting that can be applied to other technologies. The analysis examines conflict and coordination in the standardization process at three levels: international, domestic, and market. While national governments and firms share common priorities, firms are more likely to require standardization than are governments but are less likely to achieve it unless side payments are possible. Collaboration in standard setting benefits all parties and should be encouraged by the government .