(Pre-print final draft. The paper was published in: Information Economics and Policy, Vol. 10, Issue 3, September 1998, pp. 359-367) A Communication Perspective on the International Information and Knowledge System Hans-Jürgen Engelbrecht* Department of Applied and International Economics College of Business Massey University Palmerston North NEW ZEALAND * Tel.: +64-6-350 5968; fax: +64-6-3505660; e-mail: H.Engelbrecht@massey.ac.nz 1