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E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Impediments and Opportunities

E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Impediments and Opportunities

Alev M. Efendioglu
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781605661001|ISBN10: 1605661007|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781616926250|EISBN13: 9781605661018
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-100-1.ch006
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Efendioglu, Alev M. "E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Impediments and Opportunities." Emerging Markets and E-Commerce in Developing Economies, edited by Kamel Rouibah, et al., IGI Global, 2009, pp. 131-144. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-100-1.ch006

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Efendioglu, A. M. (2009). E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Impediments and Opportunities. In K. Rouibah, O. Khalil, & A. Hassanien (Eds.), Emerging Markets and E-Commerce in Developing Economies (pp. 131-144). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-100-1.ch006

Chicago

Efendioglu, Alev M. "E-Commerce in Developing Countries: Impediments and Opportunities." In Emerging Markets and E-Commerce in Developing Economies, edited by Kamel Rouibah, Omar E. M. Khalil, and Aboul Ella Hassanien, 131-144. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-100-1.ch006

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Abstract

The number of Internet users around the world has been steadily growing and this growth has provided the impetus and the opportunities for global and regional e-commerce. However, as with Internet, different characteristics (infrastructure and socio-economic) of the local environment have created significant levels of variation in the acceptance and growth of e-commerce in different regions of the world. Our research on e-commerce development in China and the findings provide insights into some of the impediments for development and use of e-commerce. In this chapter, I present and discuss our findings, and propose some strategies for successful development of e-commerce in developing countries.

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