Net Benefit [electronic resource] : Guaranteed Electronic Markets: the Ultimate Potential of Online Trade /
Rowan, Wingham.author.
This book explores the possible creation and impact of electronic markets underpinned by government. How far could electronic trade go? The author outlines a world in which open online marketplaces are routinely used to trade everything from office space to bicycle rental between individuals. Each transaction would be guaranteed by the system, not the reputation of the seller. Anyone could enter the market as an equal. The author argues that the electronic marketplaces of the future will have widespread and fundamental economic and social consequences. For more information about Guaranteed Electronic Markets visit the Gems Website at www.gems.org.uk.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The final frontier for electronic trade; Section one: The ultimate potential of e-trade: how open public markets might work; Section two: A new democratic capitalism: the impact of public electronic markets; Section three: The battle for public markets: electronic trade becomes politicized; Section four: How might businesses respond to the rise of public electronic markets?; Conclusion: Electronic markets as a public utility; Appendix one: Principles governing GEMs; Appendix two: A business model for initiating GEMs; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores the possible creation and impact of electronic markets underpinned by government. How far could electronic trade go? The author outlines a world in which open online marketplaces are routinely used to trade everything from office space to bicycle rental between individuals. Each transaction would be guaranteed by the system, not the reputation of the seller. Anyone could enter the market as an equal. The author argues that the electronic marketplaces of the future will have widespread and fundamental economic and social consequences. For more information about Guaranteed Electronic Markets visit the Gems Website at www.gems.org.uk.
International business enterprises.
International economics.
Information theory.
International Business.
International Economics.
Theory of Computation.