Cyber Law and Cyber Security in Developing and Emerging Econo... - 9781845428716

Cyber Law and Cyber Security in Developing and Emerging EconomiesAuthor(s): Zeinab Karake, Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781845428716, 978-1845428716\nSynopsis\nThis timely and important book illuminates the impact of cyber law on the growth and development of emerging and developing economies. Using a strong theoretical framework firmly grounded in resource-based and technology diffusion literature, the authors convey a subtle understanding of the ways public and private sector entities in developing and emerging countries adopt cyber space [url] book reveals that the diffusion of cyber activities in developing and emerging economies is relatively low, with the main stumbling blocks resting in regulatory, cultural, and social factors. The authors argue that cyber crimes constitute a prime obstacle to the diffusion of e-commence and e-governments in developing economie.