Author : Bela Balassa
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Book Synopsis Trends in International Trade in Manufactured Goods and Structural Change in the Industrial Countries by : Bela Balassa
Download or read book Trends in International Trade in Manufactured Goods and Structural Change in the Industrial Countries written by Bela Balassa and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines recent trends in trade in manufactured goods between the industrial and the developing countries and indicates the implications of these trends for structural change in the industrial countries. Part I provides information on changes over time in the current dollar value of trade in manufactured goods between the industrial and the developing countries. It further analyzes trends in the volume of trade in manufactured goods and the relative importance of trade with the developing countries for the manufacturing sector of the industrial nations. The commodity composition of trade in manufactured goods between the industrial and the developing countries is the subject of Part II. It examines the changing importance of trade in a seven commodity-group breakdown and covers the employment effects and conformity to the comparative advantage of the two groups of countries. The paper concludes with policy recommendations aimed at promoting international trade and structural change.