First published in the UK and USA in 2001 by
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Copyright © Forum for the Future, 2001
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ISBN: 1 85383 789 X
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Digital futures : living in a dot-com world/edited by James Wilsdon.
p. cm.
“Forum for the Future.”
A product of the Digital Futures project set up by Forum for the Future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-85383-789-X (hardcover)
1. Electronic commerce—Great Britain. I. Title: Living in a dot-com world.
II. Title: dot-com world. III. Wilsdon, James, 1973– IV. Forum for the Future (Organization) V. Digital Futures (Project)
HF5548.325.G7 D54 2001
306.3’4—dc21
2001023220
This book is printed on elemental chlorine-free paper