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Governing the Electronic Market Space: Appraising the Apparent Global Consensus on E-Commerce Self-regulation

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Lawton, T.C., McGuire, S.M. (2003). Governing the Electronic Market Space: Appraising the Apparent Global Consensus on E-Commerce Self-regulation. In: Macharzina, K. (eds) mir: Management International Review. Journal of Business MIR, vol 1. Gabler Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-01562-8_4

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