LEADER 04806nam 22006975 450 001 9910734850403321 005 20230714110023.0 010 $a3-031-33944-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-33944-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30647782 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30647782 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-33944-8 035 $a(PPN)272257176 035 $a(CKB)27594363600041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9927594363600041 100 $a20230714d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBlockchain in the Global South $eOpportunities and Challenges for Businesses and Societies /$fby Nir Kshetri 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (178 pages) 311 08$aPrint version: Kshetri, Nir Blockchain in the Global South Cham : Palgrave Macmillan,c2023 9783031339431 327 $aChapter 1: Blockchain in the Global South: Key Issues and Current Status -- Chapter 2: Political and Administrative Consequences -- Chapter 3: Facilitation of Entrepreneurial Activities -- Chapter 4: Blockchains with Chinese Characteristics -- Chapter 5: Blockchain in the Mineral and Metal Industry -- Chapter 6: Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations. 330 $a?If you think that blockchain only benefits the Western financial industry, you need to think twice. Nir Kshetri nicely illustrates how many economic, political and social problems that specifically affect the Global South can be solved with distributed ledgers. A fascinating read.? ? Horst Treiblmaier, Professor of International Management, Modul University Vienna and co-editor of Blockchains and the Token Economy: Theory and Practice This book discusses the unique and unusual characteristics of the blockchain and the industries and markets affected by this technology in the Global South. Its main objectives are to 1) provide a comprehensive review of economic, health, social, political, entrepreneurial, and environmental impacts of blockchain, 2) present evidence from countries, industries, and firms to broaden the understanding of the contexts, mechanisms, and outcomes associated with blockchain projects, and 3) analyze the enablers and opportunities that can be tapped and barriers that may impede the implementation of blockchain projects in these economies.Given that in many way blockkchain has a much higher value proposition for economies in the Global South than for their counterparts in the more developed Global North, it has the potential to make up for the lack of effective formal institutions ? rules, laws, regulations, and their enforcement ? as well as improve administrative aspects, such as maintenance of standards, monitoring and compliance. This work fills a gap in scholarly research and will appeal to researchers interested in the potential of blockchain to boost entrepreneurship, reshape governance, improve supply chain efficiency, and curb corruption in emerging economies. Nir Kshetri is Professor of Management at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA and a Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Economics & Business Administration at Kobe University, Japan. He has been ranked among the world?s top 0.03% researchers in the 2021 list of the World?s Top Researchers by Stanford University. His research interests include blockchain, entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence. 606 $aInternational business enterprises 606 $aInternational economic integration 606 $aGlobalization 606 $aTechnological innovations 606 $aEntrepreneurship 606 $aNew business enterprises 606 $aBusiness logistics 606 $aInternational Business 606 $aEmerging Markets and Globalization 606 $aInnovation and Technology Management 606 $aEntrepreneurship 606 $aSupply Chain Management 615 0$aInternational business enterprises. 615 0$aInternational economic integration. 615 0$aGlobalization. 615 0$aTechnological innovations. 615 0$aEntrepreneurship. 615 0$aNew business enterprises. 615 0$aBusiness logistics. 615 14$aInternational Business. 615 24$aEmerging Markets and Globalization. 615 24$aInnovation and Technology Management. 615 24$aEntrepreneurship. 615 24$aSupply Chain Management. 676 $a005.74 700 $aKshetri$b Nir$0862585 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910734850403321 996 $aBlockchain in the Global South$93403896 997 $aUNINA