Electronic Commerce for Development
| Author/creator | Goldstein, Andrea Editor |
| Other author | O'Connor, David 1953- Editor |
| Other author | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Washington : Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development |
| Description | 204 p. ill 23.000 x 00.000 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from OECD Global |
| Subjects |
| Series | Development Centre Studies |
| Summary | Annotation In this collection of essays, authors from different disciplines draw on supply chain analysis and industry studies to elucidate how new information and communications technologies -- as epitomised by the mobile phone and the internet -- are affecting the livelihoods of low-income communities and the businesses of small entrepreneurs from Bangladesh to South Africa. Case studies look at these questions in the context of: the world coffee market, where online auctions have yielded price premiums for a handful of growers; the automobile industry where parts procurement is being rationalised and small suppliers squeezed, but a handful of suppliers have found in the internet a tool to link with hitherto inaccessible customers; the textile industry where IT-based procurement and faster product cycles threaten to shut out many developing country suppliers. The general conclusion reached by many of the authors is a sobering one. The internet is not a panacea for low productivity and profitability of developing country enterprises, which owe more to such problems as weak infrastructure, limited managerial know-how and poor quality control, and excessive market distortions. On the other hand, neither can an entrepreneur expect to have a fighting chance in the global marketplace without being wired. [from the OECD website] |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2003469067 |
| ISBN | 9789264099548 |
| ISBN | 9264099549 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Stock number | 41 2002 09 1 P 1 00019989 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |