00680nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000220001724500470003926000090008652004220009558300180051794200060053599900170054120260716043836.0  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  cA  c55256d55256