Restrictions on Trade in Communication and Information Services

Authors

Geza Feketekuty, Office of the United States Trade Representative
Jonathan David Aronson, University of Southern California

Abstract

Section one highlights some of the changes that the revolution in information exchange is producing. It also argues that transborder data flows could help facilitate international economic adjustment. Section two analyzes the types of reasons used to justify policy measures that inhibit the integration of the world communication network or prevent information from flowing across national borders. It also discusses the implication of restrictions on transborder data flows for the world trading system and for world economic growth. The final section discusses strategies for halting the proliferation of barriers to trade in communication and information services and for reducing existing obstacles.

Recommended Citation

Geza Feketekuty & Jonathan D. Aronson, Restrictions on Trade in Communication and Information Services, 5 Mich. J. Int'l L. 145 (1984).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mjil/vol5/iss1/8