00747nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043007.0 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 38369 38369