Development Centre Studies
OECD Development Centre
- ISSN :
- 1990-0295 (online)
- ISSN :
- 1563-4302 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/19900295
This series of monographs from the OECD Development Centre covers development issues generally and in some cases issues in specific countries. It includes Angus Maddison’s books containing long-term historical estimates of GDP for various areas of the world.
Electronic Commerce for Development
OECD Development Centre
- Publication Date :
- 06 Nov 2002
- Pages :
- 204
- ISBN :
- 9789264099562 (PDF) ; 9789264099548 (print)
- DOI :
- 10.1787/9789264099562-en
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.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
An Introduction to the Debate on Electronic Commerce and Development by Andrea Goldstein and David O’Connor
PART ONE: INTERNET AND THE ORGANISATION OF GLOBAL MARKETS
Chapter 1 The Evolution of Global Value Chains in the Internet Era by Gary Gereffi
Chapter 2 E-Commerce for Development: A General Framework by Patrizia Fariselli
Chapter 3 E-Commerce for Development: Between Scylla and Charybdis by David O’Connor
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 by Sagren Moodley
Chapter 5 Local Entrepreneurship in the Era of E-business: Early Evidence from the Indian Automobile Industry by Andrea Goldstein
Chapter 6 The World’s First Internet Coffee Auction: Design, Implementation and Lessons Learned by Morten Scholer
PART THREE: COUNTRY EXPERIENCES AND LOCAL EXPERIMENTS
Chapter 7 The Micro-Foundations of E-Commerce: Informational-Focused Development in Andhra Pradesh, India by Kyle Eischen
Chapter 8 Cellular Phones in Rural Bangladesh: A Study of the Village Pay Phone of Grameen Bank by Salahuddin M. Aminuzzaman
Chapter 9 Local Content Creation and E-Commerce: A South African Perspective by Carey-Ann Jackson and Johan Eksteen
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