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Rule of law and the international diffusion of e-commerce

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Strong institutional environments serve as a foundation for e-commerce growth opportunities.

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            cover image Communications of the ACM
            Communications of the ACM  Volume 48, Issue 11
            November 2005
            87 pages
            ISSN:0001-0782
            EISSN:1557-7317
            DOI:10.1145/1096000
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