Scientific Essay from the year 2017 in the subject Business economics - Trade and Distribution, , language: English, abstract: This paper tries to bring to light the meaning and types of ecommerce and then gives a brief overview of how ecommerce has evolved over time. An attempt has also been made to highlight how successful implementation of ecommerce models could impact the businesses and economies of developing countries as well as the various obstacles that hinder effective implementation and adoption of ecommerce in these countries.