Net Benefit: Guaranteed Electronic Markets: the Ultimate Potential of Online Trade

by Hilde Van Den Bulck

Overview

This book explores the possible creation and impact of electronic markets underpinned by government. How far could electronic trade go? The author outlines a world in which open online marketplaces are routinely used to trade everything from office space to bicycle rental between individuals. Each transaction would be guaranteed by the system, not the reputation of the seller. Anyone could enter the market as an equal. The author argues that the electronic marketplaces of the future will have widespread and fundamental economic and social consequences. For more information about Guaranteed Electronic Markets visit the Gems Website at www.gems.org.uk

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333760093
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	02/08/1999
Edition description:	1999
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: A New Frontier for Electronic Trade PART 1: HOW A GUARANTEED ELECTRONIC MARKETS SYSTEM MIGHT WORK Demonstration: Hiring Accommodation for a Night Demonstration: Connected Transactions - Hiring a Van and Driver A Public Electronic Market for Capital PART 2: A NEW CAPITALISM: THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF GUARANTEED ELECTRONIC MARKETS Portfolio Working Available to All Empowered Consumers Diminished Functions for Government PART 3: E-TRADE BECOMES POLITICISED: THE BATTLE FOR GUARANTEED MARKETS Likely Support for Government Backed Markets: the Coming Limitations of E-commerce How a Government could Instigate a Guaranteed Electronic Markets System PART 4: BUSINESS IN AN AGE OF GUARANTEED ELECTRONIC MARKETS Could Business Hold Out Against the New Marketplace ? Responding to a New Flexibility Appendices