00604nam a2200085Ia 4500100002200000245004700022260000900069520042200078583001800500  aBhatnagar, Pradip  aElectronic commerce, trade and development  c1999  aRecognises electronic commerce as a technological innovation and examines its impact on developing countries in terms of a positive technological shock.  Analyzes whether electronic commerce is an 'elist' technology that could widen existing disparities between the urban and rural segments of a backward economy.  Describes some unique features of e-commerce that distinguish it from other technological innovations.  c10/5/07kJOYD