Includes bibliographical references and index.

Establishing the context -- E-commerce and e-government : a review -- Resource-based view and theory -- Methodology and development of hypotheses -- Data collection and empirical results -- Where do we go from here?

"The authors provide a perspective on how technology and the Internet revolution are changing business and spurring development across the world, especially in emerging countries. Utilizing a framework grounded in rigorous theory, they provide a fine-grained understanding of electronic commerce adoption process by public and private sector entities in developing countries. In so doing, they consider how each exchange encounter is shaped by, and in turn shapes, relational characteristics that form the basis for growth and development." "The ground-breaking research and conclusions will be of great interest to professionals, researchers and students in the areas of e-commerce and economic development; government officials of developing and newly industrialized countries contemplating e-government initiatives; and information technology managers."--BOOK JACKET