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INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WELFARE IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSBORDER DATA FLOWS
Meheroo Jussawalla.
Original Articles
All countries are finding their economic growth determined increasingly by investment in information technology. In the ultimate analysis, the welfare effects will be determined by which industries are strengthened or weakened. Whether the technology is benign or not depends on the objectives of international communication systems and the policies for achieving them. International policy must be geared to specific objectives.