Does this site deliver? B2B e-commerce services for developing countries

Information Society

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-134

  Paré, Daniel J ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developing countries; E commerce; E hubs; E readiness; Internet; Transaction costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038722886     PISSN: 01972243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01972240309457     Document Type: Review

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