ABSTRACT

Over the last fifteen years there have been dramatic increases in both private and public intervention in international trade. Traditional barriers to market-based trade such as commodity cartels and tariffs have been augmented by new developments such as the rise of regional trade blocs and the growth of intra-firm trade. This book argues that the

chapter 1|11 pages

THE RISK OF DISTORTED DEVELOPMENT

Trade, industrialisation and other countries’ policies

chapter 2|28 pages

TARIFFS AND PREFERENCES

Traditional diversions

chapter 3|29 pages

NON-TARIFF BARRIERS: INTENTIONAL DIVERSION

International diversion

chapter 4|14 pages

COUNTERTRADE

An amusing diversion

chapter 6|25 pages

FOREIGN INVESTMENT

Creating and channelling trading opportunities

chapter 8|17 pages

MALAYSIA

chapter 9|21 pages

THAILAND’

chapter 10|19 pages

COLOMBIA

chapter 11|19 pages

ZIMBABWE

chapter 12|19 pages

MAURITIUS

chapter 13|21 pages

JAMAICA

chapter 14|22 pages

BANGLADESH