The authors look at the rise of the Internet as the main application behind the emerging global information infrastructure. Many now believe that the Internet provides a window into a future in which access to information will be independent of geographic location and interactivity in a...

Ongoing privatization and financial liberalization in emerging economies have let to continuous growth in the number of depository receipt offerings from these countries. Asian and Latin American companies have been the biggest source of offerings. The main advantages of depository receipts stem...