Draws important conclusions with implications for the future direction of trade policy towards the Third World
Presents a number of detailed case studies and combines insights from both trade and financial theory
International range of contributors
Introduction
1. Finance and Competitiveness: Framework and Synthesis
Part 1: Country Case Studies
2. Finance and Changing Trade Patterns in Developing Countries: The Argentine Case
3. Finance and Changing Trade Patterns in Brazil
4. International Competitiveness, Trade and Finance: India
5. International Trade, Productivity and Competitiveness: The Case of the Indonesian Manufacturing Sector
6. Trade Competitiveness and Finance in the Philippines Manufacturing Sector
7. Competitiveness, International Trade and Finance in a Minerals-Rich Economy: The Case of South Africa
8. Trade Finance and Competitiveness in Tunisia
Part 2: Thematic Papers
9. Trade Openness, Industrial Change and Economic Development
10. Trade Specialization and Economic Growth
11. Two Problems in Bank Lending for Development
12. Exchange Rates, Real-Financial and Micro-Macro Linkage