Electronic Commerce for Development [electronic resource] /
OECD Development Centre.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Development Department
Goldstein, Andrea.
O'Connor, David.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2002.
In this collection of essays, renowned authors from various disciplines have drawn on supply chain analysis and industry studies to elucidate how NICT — new information and communications technologies — like mobile telephony and the Internet have been affecting low-income communities and small entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to South Africa. The general conclusion is sobering. NICT is no panacea for low productivity and profitability in emerging countries hampered by weak infrastructure, limited managerial expertise, poor quality control, and severe market distortions. Companies anywhere must nonetheless be “wired” to have any chance of competing in the global marketplace and perhaps reach hitherto inaccessible customers.
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""CONTENTS""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""An Introduction to the Debate on Electronic Commerce and Development""; ""PART ONE INTERNET AND THE ORGANISATION OF GLOBAL MARKETS""; ""Chapter 1 The Evolution of Global Value Chains in the Internet Era""; ""Chapter 2 E-Commerce for Development: A General Framework""; ""Chapter 3 E-Commerce for Development: Between Seylla and Charybdis""; ""PART TWO SECTORAL ANALYSES""; ""Chapter 4 The Prospects and Challenges of E-Business for the South African Automotive Components Sector: Preliminary Findings from Two Benchmarking Clubs""
""Chapter 5 Local Entrepreneurship in the Era of E-business: Early Evidence from the Indian Automobile Industry""""Chapter 6 The World's First Internet Coffee Auction: Design, Implementation and Lessons Learned""; ""PART THREE COUNTRY EXPERIENCE AND LOCAL EXPERIMENTS""; ""Chapter 7 The Micro-Foundations of E-Commerce: Informational-Focused Development in Andbra Pradesh, India""; ""Chapter 8 Cellular Phone in Rural Bangladesh: A Study of the Village Pay Phone of Grameen Bank""; ""Chapter 9 Local Content Creation and E-Commerce: A South African Perspective""; ""List of Participants""
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In this collection of essays, renowned authors from various disciplines have drawn on supply chain analysis and industry studies to elucidate how NICT — new information and communications technologies — like mobile telephony and the Internet have been affecting low-income communities and small entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to South Africa. The general conclusion is sobering. NICT is no panacea for low productivity and profitability in emerging countries hampered by weak infrastructure, limited managerial expertise, poor quality control, and severe market distortions. Companies anywhere must nonetheless be “wired” to have any chance of competing in the global marketplace and perhaps reach hitherto inaccessible customers.
Economic development.
Electronic commerce.
Marketing & Sales
Commerce
Business & Economics
Electronic Commerce Developing Countries
Development Centre Studies