East-West Trade and Finance in the World Economy: A New Look for the 1980s

Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Editor’s Introduction....Pages 1-18
The Global Environment and Its Impact on Soviet and East European Economies....Pages 19-41
Current Problems and Prospects of the World Economy in the Light of East-West Economic Relations....Pages 43-59
East-West Economic Relations: Expectations a Decade Ago and the Outcome....Pages 61-75
East-West Economic Relations in the 1970s and 1980s....Pages 77-124
East-West Financial Problems and Their Solution in a World-Wide Context....Pages 137-146
The Global Impact of Debt Rescheduling....Pages 147-160
Debt Rescheduling: Benefits and Costs for Debtors and Creditors....Pages 161-175
The Impact of Energy on East-West Trade: Retrospect and Prospects....Pages 179-199
East-West Cooperation in Energy....Pages 201-216
Agricultural Trade: USA and USSR....Pages 217-230
East-West Technology Transfers: Now and in Future....Pages 231-242
Combining Import Deals with Export Activities....Pages 253-264
From Non-Conventional to New Instruments of Trade Promotion?....Pages 265-286
Trade Restrictions: Economic Necessity or Political Weapon? A Western View....Pages 287-297
Trade Restrictions: Economic Necessity or Political Weapon? An Eastern View....Pages 299-308
Marie Lavigne....Pages 317-320
Renato Mieli....Pages 320-322
Friedrich Levcik and Gerhard Fink....Pages 322-323
Back Matter....Pages 325-338