Comparative advantage, government incentives and entrepreneurial dynamics as determinants of a country’s export performance are discussed in this article. The author’s particular attention is focussed on the present situation and future perspectives of the less developed countries.

Development aid of the industrialized nations has taken as its focal point the promotion of nontraditional exports by LDCs. An important part of this endeavour is the spreading of enlightenment among LDCs about the possibility of finding marketing outlets for their direct and indirect exports.

The 1974 Trade Act gives the US President extensive authority to engage in multilateral trade negotiations in the framework of GATT. The following article offers a survey of the provisions of the Act and discusses its possible impact on international trade relations.

The following contribution represents a critical appraisal of the developing countries’ demands for a reform of the existing international division of labour which may help to find a better way of improving their position in the world trade system. It is based on a detailed analysis of the...

The developing countries’ championship of what they term an “integrated approach for raw materials” is one of the livellest subjects in the Federal Republic of Germany. Bonn suggests a pragmatic, as distinct from an ideological, approach — for the benefit of the Third World. For this...

The article offers an analysis of the changes, during the past decade, in Japan’s foreign trade pattern. Special regard is given to the effects of the wave of price increases in the world commodity markets which, owing to the large share of raw materials and food in the country’s imports,...

The author discusses the question whether autarky will remain a central national policy goal in Peking after the present ruling group relinquishes power. He comes to the conclusion that, although China’s foreign trade particularly with the Western world will expand rapidly, Peking will...

Early this year the US Administration made reference to “a marked improvement in the relations between the EC and the USA over the period of the last three years” — an astonishing statement in the light of the mounting non-tariff obstacles to trade between the EC and the USA.

A high degree of concentration on a few commodities in the export structure of Pakistan during more than a decade of economic planning reflects the typical weakness of many developing countries in generating adequate and stable external resources so badly needed to accelerate their development...

The influence of the export trade on the economic development since 1974 shows how greatly economic activities in the Federal Republic of Germany depend upon the situation abroad. In this context the author analyses the regional distribution and the goods structure of German exports and...