2001, Satellites in Orbit

No 43, 2001/1 - 104 pages

Special Report: 2001, Satellites in Orbit

Pages 4 to 5

Foreword

By Pascal Griset

Pages 6 to 16

Alcatel and Space Telecommunications: The Slow Development of an Industry Center in Europe

By Yves Bouvier

Pages 17 to 24

Technological Exchange between France and the United States: Space Telecommunications (1960–1985)

By Anne-Thérèse Nguyen

Pages 25 to 33

Satellites in Telecommunications Networks: Failures in Creating a World Satellite System

By Laurent Gille

Pages 34 to 41

The Space Telecommunications Market: Challenges and Perspectives

By Pascale Sourisse, Pascal Griset

Miscellaneous Contributions

Pages 42 to 57

Societal Consequences of Large Technical Systems: A Pluralist Approach

By Erik Van der Vleuten, Anne Breteau

Pages 58 to 69

Demand Responsive Transport: An Institutional Innovation

By Éric Le Breton

Event Significance

Pages 70 to 72

The California Electricity Crisis

By Géraldine Pflieger

Portrait of a Company

Pages 73 to 84

The Waste Sector in the United States (I)

By Dominique Lorrain

Trends

Pages 85 to 87

One Century Ago: Stock Market Valuation for a Transatlantic Telecommunications Company

By Pascal Griset

Bibliography

Pages 88 to 94

Reviews

Pages 95 to 96

Selected Titles

Pages 97 to 99

Journal Reviews