00725nam a2200085Ia 4500245006400000260000900064520052900073583002000602650001700622 aTrade policy during the transition : lessons from the 1990s c2001 aReviews the trade policies pursued by transition economies during the 1990s, looking separately at trade in goods and services, foreign exchange market liberalization and the exchange rate, and foreign direct investment. Presents a brief statistical review of what actually happened in the region in regard to the direction, composition and scale of trade. Sketches what ideal trade policies might look like under a variety of transition conditions and draws out relevant lessons from the 1990s experience of trade policy. c10/22/01kJOY_D aTRADE POLICY