网络外部性与网络产业

网络自人类社会开始时就存在了。20世纪70年代以来,高新技术推进社会发生了日新月异的变化,技术革命方兴未艾,网络成为促进经济发展的"车轮"。进入网络经济社会后,网络产业不仅成为一个欣欣向荣的独立产业,而且在很大的程度上促进了其他产业的蓬勃发展。本文在陈述网络产业基本概念的基础上,分析了IT外部性对网络产业产生的影响。

Network externality and the network industry

Networks were existing when human society began, but because sophisticated technology advances society develop quickly from 1970s and technology improvements make progress continually, networks turn to be a power to accelerate economy development. When we enter into the society of network economy the network industry not only becomes a flourishing industry, but also promotes other industries to make a great progress. Basing on the basal concept of the network industry,the article analyzes the effect what IT network externality has on the network industry.