On the ancient Silk Road, treasure-laden caravans made their arduous way through deserts and mountain passes, establishing trade between Asia and the civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean. Today's electronic Silk Roads ferry information across continents, enabling individuals and...

In The Electronic Silk Road: How the Web Binds the World in Commerce (Yale University Press, 2013), Anupam Chander places the globalization of information services under the spotlight. Net-Work or Trade 2.0 is the phenomenon of information services delivered remotely through communication...

In theory, e-commerce marketplaces connect buyers and sellers, open trade opportunities, and reduce transaction costs thereby creating opportunities for more inclusive trade and even GVC participation, especially for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Further, there is some...