| Worlds of E-Commerce: Economic, Geographical and Social Dimensions Contributor(s): Brunn, Stanley D. (Editor), Leinbach, Thomas R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0471494550 ISBN-13: 9780471494553 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $177.60 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2001 Annotation: Electronic Commerce is a rapidly expanding field where technology and information are enhancing business practices. New and multiple uses of E-Commerce are appearing regularly and the cultural, social and political ramifications of these developments remain unknown. This is the first book to be devoted entirely the important and wide-ranging social science dimensions of E-Commerce. It tackles a variety of major economic, geographical, social and political issues from interdisciplinary and international perspectives. In this volume leading international scholars from geography, economics, and public policy address theoretical and conceptual issues, and present case studies on how retailing, job searches, banking and finance, telecommunications, and government regulations are changing with the introduction and diffusion of the Internet and other electronic services. " Worlds of E-Commerce" addresses major issues and presents evidence and implications through case studies of the growth of ICT (information and communication technologies). Examples are drawn from the United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Russia and the developing world. This book will appeal to readers from business and the social sciences as well as those enrolled in or teaching courses on information economies, information and communications technologies, economics, marketing, retailing, advertising, communications, technology diffusion, economic and social geography, as well as, cyber-law, banking, electronic auctions and e-tailing, international development and electronic commerce, high tech innovations, and intellectual property. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Electronic Commerce (see Also Headings Under Business & Economics - E-comme - Business & Economics | E-commerce - Internet Marketing - Social Science |
| Dewey: 658.84 |
| LCCN: 00043925 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.7" W x 9.8" (1.67 lbs) 372 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Welche Auswirkungen hat die gegenwartige Explosion der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik auf die Weltwirtschaft? Erstmals wird mit diesem Buch versucht, alle okonomischen, sozialen und politischen Aspekte des E-Commerce von einem interdisziplinaren und internationalen Standpunkt aus zu beleuchten. Theoretische und konzeptuelle Fragen werden von Experten aus Geographie, Wirtschaft und Politik beantwortet; einschlagige Beispiele stammen aus den USA, Gro?britannien, Japan, Singapur, Australien, Ru?land und den Entwicklungslandern. Eine hervorragende Informationsquelle fur alle, die eine ausfuhrliche wissenschaftliche Diskussion erwarten zum Hintergrund des E-Commerce, zur wachsenden Bedeutung der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie und zuFallstudien uber spezifische Dienstleistungen im E-Commerce Bereich! (01/01) |