TY - JOUR AU - Chen, Yu-Wen PY - 2012/01/02 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Internet and interest articulation in China: A theoretical re-examination JF - First Monday JA - FM VL - 17 IS - 1 SE - DO - 10.5210/fm.v17i1.3310 UR - https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3310 SP - AB - Borrowing concepts from classic game theory, this paper theoretically re-examines the impact of the Internet on interest articulation in China. I consider the Chinese state to be a monopolist interacting with a number of entrants, that is, individuals wishing to bring information relating to public goods into the public space. Instead of being a unitary monopolist, the Chinese state has opted for different strategies, depending on the perceived costs of conceding or fighting against entrants. The entrants, similarly, have different strategic concerns depending on how salient the issue is that they seek to bring up. ER -