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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to clarify the status of e‐commerce in terms of limitations, problems and barriers facing the application and use of e‐commerce in Jordan.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire approach was employed in this research study to obtain the most appropriate information for identifying the main limitations of e‐commerce in the context of the study. A delivery and collection questionnaire was used as a method for obtaining data from e‐commerce customers contacted through a number of universities.FindingsThere are found to be six main limitations of e‐commerce: security and trust; internet experience; enjoyment; language; legal issues; and technology acceptance (ease of use and usefulness). The results of this research showed that the main limitations of e‐commerce in Jordan appeared to be related to non‐technical limitations. The reason behind this result could be related to the lack of students' awareness of technical issues, in that they might not have known about the technical issues that could face e‐commerce.Research limitations/implicationsThis research provides the foundation for additional research in developing countries related to e‐commerce, the results of which would be internationally useful. Comparison between countries could also be significant. Finally, investigation of the limitations of e‐commerce from a company point of view could be useful because companies are the providers of these services.Originality/valueThe paper summarizes the main limitations of e‐commerce from the Jordanian customer's point of view. In addition, the results of this study extend the body of knowledge by providing a set of limitations that may explain customers' perceptions of e‐commerce benefits and limitations. One finding – the difference in attitudes related to age, gender, internet experience, and income – may be of use to the development of company marketing strategies, for example, in regard to what enjoyment factors might motivate customers to do their shopping online. Managers and designers may find such information useful for predicting which systems will be acceptable to customers, diagnosing reasons why the system may not be fully acceptable to customers, and which corrective actions to take in increasing the acceptability of their systems.

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Address to the Conference -- List of Participants -- Introduction -- Part One: Interrelations Between Agricultural and National Growth -- 1 Models of Economic growth and Land-Augmenting Technological Change in Foodgrain Production -- Discussion -- 2 Interrelations between Agricultural and Industrial Growth -- Discussion -- 3 The Integration of Agriculture into an Overall Development Policy -- Discussion -- 4 Agriculture and Economic Growth: Some Comments -- Discussion -- Part Two: Technological Progress and Food Supply -- 5 Cereal grains: Future Directions for Technological Change -- Discussion -- 6 Food Supply and Population Growth in Developing Countries: Present Status and Prospects -- 7 Food Supply and Population Growth in Developing Countries: A Case Study of Taiwan -- Discussion -- Part Three: World Trade in Agricultural Commodities -- 8 World Trade in Agricultural Commodities and the Terms of Trade with Industrial Goods -- 9 Agricultural Exports and Economic Development: The Case of Argentina -- 10 Agricultural Exports and Economic Development: A Case Study of Thailand -- Discussion -- Part Four: Employment Effects of Agricultural Policy -- 11 Rural Employment, Migration and Economic Development: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence from Africa -- Discussion -- 12 Agricultural Development and Employment Expansion: A Case Study of Japan -- Discussion -- 13 Employment Implications of the Green Revolution and Mechanisation: A Case Study of the Punjab -- Discussion -- 14 Regional Agricultural Growth and Economic Development -- Discussion -- 15 Some Constraints on Agricultural Development in Ghana -- Discussion -- Part Five: The Instruments of Agricultural Development -- 16 The Roles of Credit and Marketing in Agricultural Development -- Discussion.

Globalization has had far-reaching consequences to both developed and developing economies, and will inevitably have potentially greater roles and impacts in the future. Developing countries stand to lose or gain from globalization, depending on how they marshal resources and manage the dynamics of globalization to their advantage. Experience shows that only a few developing countries have managed to take advantage of the opportunities offered by globalization or mitigate its negative and far.

Intro -- U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: POLICY, PROGRAMS AND TRENDS -- U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: POLICY, PROGRAMS AND TRENDS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: TRENDS, PROSPECTS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR ROLE IN U.S. AND WORLD TRADE -- U.S. TRADE POLICY TOWARD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- ISSUES IN U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- TRENDS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- END NOTES -- U.S. TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AND BEYOND* -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PERSPECTIVES ON THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN ECONOMY -- U.S.-AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT TRENDS -- AGOA: AN UPDATE -- AGOA: CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES -- APPENDIX: REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AMONG SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NATIONS -- END NOTES -- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT* -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OVERVIEW -- MCA BACKGROUND -- MCC IMPLEMENTATION -- SELECT ISSUES -- END NOTES -- WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS: THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- THE DOHA AGENDA -- CONGRESSIONAL ROLE -- END NOTES -- TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY (TPA): ISSUES, OPTIONS, AND PROSPECTS FOR RENEWAL -- SUMMARY -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF TPA -- THE ELEMENTS OF TPA -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- OPTIONS FOR CONGRESS -- PROSPECTS FOR TPA RENEWAL -- APPENDIX A. TIMELINE FOR NEGOTIATION, CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION, AND LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS UNDER TPA -- APPENDIX B. A SHORT GUIDE TO THE EXPEDITED LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES FOR PASSAGE OF TRADE IMPLEMENTING BILLS UNDER TPA -- END NOTES -- TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT* -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING -- WHY TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING? -- THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR TCB.