Two far-reaching developments have increased the trade opportunities for SMEs in developing countries. Firstly, the rise of the internet and advances in ICT have reduced trade-related information and communication costs. Secondly, the international fragmentation of production has increased the...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in generating economic activity and employment in developing and developed countries. However, partly due to remaining at-the-border trade costs, SMEs continue to be less represented in international trade – as direct exporters...

Der Handelsstaat Deutschland ist existentiell auf den Export seiner Industriellen und Ingenieure insbesondere nach Übersee angewiesen, um seinen Wohlstand und seine expandierenden Sozial- und Bildungssysteme aufrechterhalten zu können. Der Band zeichnet die Geschichte der deutschen...