000 00718nam a2200133Ia 4500
080 _a07.03.07
245 _aCountertrade : developing country practices
260 _bOECD
_aParisFR
_c1985
300 _a40 p.
500 _aIDS
520 _aExamines 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.
583 _c3/7/00
_kM2LMGR
942 _cM
999 _c15034
_d15034