Review of the hardback: 'A model for the potential of international collaboration, Global e-Commerce represents an empirical landmark for the cross-national comparative study of electronic commerce. It will be a centrepiece for courses, and inform debate over the role of the Internet in social and economic development.' William H. Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

• Preface; 1. Globalization and national diversity: e-commerce diffusion and impacts across nations Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick and Nigel Melville; 2. The United States: adaptive integration versus the Silicon Valley Model Jason Dedrick, Kenneth L. Kraemer, John L. King and Kalle Lyytinen; 3. France: an alternative path to internet-based e-commerce Eric Brousseau and Bruno Chaves; 4. Germany: a 'fast follower' of e-commerce technologies and practices Wolfgang Konig, Rolf Wigand and Roman Beck; 5. Japan: local innovation and diversity in e-commerce Dennis Tachiki, Satoshi Hamaya and Kou Yukawa; 6. China: overcoming institutional barriers to e-commerce Zixiang (Alex) Tan and Ouyang Wu; 7. Taiwan: diffusion and impacts of the internet and e-commerce in a hybrid economy Tain-Jy Chen; 8. Brazil: e-commerce shaped by local forces Paulo Bastos Tigre; 9. Mexico: global engagement driving e-commerce adoption and impacts Juan J. Palacios; 10. Global diffusion and convergence of e-commerce: cross-country analyses Kevin Zhu, Sean Xu, Kenneth L. Kraemer and Jason Dedrick; Appendix I. Data collection and survey instrument; Appendix II. GEC survey measures by industry sector and firm size; Appendix III. GEC survey measures by country; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'A model for the potential of international collaboration, Global e-Commerce represents an empirical landmark for the cross-national comparative study of electronic commerce. It will be a centrepiece for courses, and inform debate over the role of the Internet in social and economic development.' William H. Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

• Preface; 1. Globalization and national diversity: e-commerce diffusion and impacts across nations Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick and Nigel Melville; 2. The United States: adaptive integration versus the Silicon Valley Model Jason Dedrick, Kenneth L. Kraemer, John L. King and Kalle Lyytinen; 3. France: an alternative path to internet-based e-commerce Eric Brousseau and Bruno Chaves; 4. Germany: a 'fast follower' of e-commerce technologies and practices Wolfgang Konig, Rolf Wigand and Roman Beck; 5. Japan: local innovation and diversity in e-commerce Dennis Tachiki, Satoshi Hamaya and Kou Yukawa; 6. China: overcoming institutional barriers to e-commerce Zixiang (Alex) Tan and Ouyang Wu; 7. Taiwan: diffusion and impacts of the internet and e-commerce in a hybrid economy Tain-Jy Chen; 8. Brazil: e-commerce shaped by local forces Paulo Bastos Tigre; 9. Mexico: global engagement driving e-commerce adoption and impacts Juan J. Palacios; 10. Global diffusion and convergence of e-commerce: cross-country analyses Kevin Zhu, Sean Xu, Kenneth L. Kraemer and Jason Dedrick; Appendix I. Data collection and survey instrument; Appendix II. GEC survey measures by industry sector and firm size; Appendix III. GEC survey measures by country; Index.

Review of the hardback: 'A model for the potential of international collaboration, Global e-Commerce represents an empirical landmark for the cross-national comparative study of electronic commerce. It will be a centrepiece for courses, and inform debate over the role of the Internet in social and economic development.' William H. Dutton, Director of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford

• Preface; 1. Globalization and national diversity: e-commerce diffusion and impacts across nations Kenneth L. Kraemer, Jason Dedrick and Nigel Melville; 2. The United States: adaptive integration versus the Silicon Valley Model Jason Dedrick, Kenneth L. Kraemer, John L. King and Kalle Lyytinen; 3. France: an alternative path to internet-based e-commerce Eric Brousseau and Bruno Chaves; 4. Germany: a 'fast follower' of e-commerce technologies and practices Wolfgang Konig, Rolf Wigand and Roman Beck; 5. Japan: local innovation and diversity in e-commerce Dennis Tachiki, Satoshi Hamaya and Kou Yukawa; 6. China: overcoming institutional barriers to e-commerce Zixiang (Alex) Tan and Ouyang Wu; 7. Taiwan: diffusion and impacts of the internet and e-commerce in a hybrid economy Tain-Jy Chen; 8. Brazil: e-commerce shaped by local forces Paulo Bastos Tigre; 9. Mexico: global engagement driving e-commerce adoption and impacts Juan J. Palacios; 10. Global diffusion and convergence of e-commerce: cross-country analyses Kevin Zhu, Sean Xu, Kenneth L. Kraemer and Jason Dedrick; Appendix I. Data collection and survey instrument; Appendix II. GEC survey measures by industry sector and firm size; Appendix III. GEC survey measures by country; Index.