Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and Acronyms

1. Introduction

2. Relevance of e-commerce for development and growth
2.1 Scope of e-commerce
2.1.1 Definitions
2.1.2 Types of e-commerce and their economic implications
2.2 Links between e-commerce and economic growth
References

3. Policy frameworks for e-commerce
3.1 Salient features of early adopters
3.2 Policy framework
3.3 Addressing domestic supply side issues for competitiveness
3.4 External barriers in expanding e-commerce
References

4. E-commerce negotiations and interests
4.1 Taking stock of the status of the work programme at the WTO
4.2 Proposals made in the WTO
4.3 Overview of the negotiations on e-commerce outside the WTO
4.3.1 E-commerce in Preferential Trade Agreements
4.4 Identifying areas that could be reinforced to enhance development
Notes
References

5. Conclusions
References