00718nam a2200133Ia 4500 07.03.07 Countertrade : developing country practices OECD ParisFR 1985 40 p. IDS Examines the nature and extent of countertrade and outlines the reasons why exporters resort to it. Discusses the short and long term effects of countertrade. Argues that in the longer run barter is an inefficient and costly method of trading and outlines the risk it poses for weakening the international trading system. Two annexes describe the main forms of countertrade and give an inventory of recent countertrade transactions. 3/7/00 M2LMGR M 15034 15034 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-04 0 07.03.07 0000000009048 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 M