Lack of information is a severe barrier to effective participation by developing countries in the international trade regime. Information systems in international regimes are the sets of institutions, actors and procedures involved in collecting, analysing and disseminating information about...

This commentary is on Shirley Gregor's (2006) article titled "The Nature of Theory in Information Systems", published in MIS Quarterly. In terms of theories, five types have been prominent in Gregor's classification: (a) Theory of Analyzing (b) Theory of Explaining (c) Theory of Prediction (d)...