02272cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF007832 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 50.00 USD 9781451939545 0258-7440 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. 1992 World Economic and Financial Surveys : Issues and Development in intl. Trade. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1992. 1 online resource (188 pages) World Economic and Financial Surveys <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews major issues and developments in the trade area and outlines the challenges governments face as they seek to liberalize trade in the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations and address new trade issues. In industrial countries, the reorientation of policies was most apparent in steps taken to liberalize financial markets and foreign direct investment, privatize public enterprises, and deregulate services, particularly in the transportation and communication sectors. Among developing countries, a growing number recognized the merits of outward, market-oriented policies and took steps to liberalize their trade regimes and open their economies to international competition. By and large, the increased focus on market principles in industrial countries did not carry over to trade and industrial policies or, most notable, to the agricultural sector. Despite strong growth performance in 1983-1989, little progress was made in rolling back the protective barriers that had risen during the preceding recessionary period; protection persists in agriculture and declining sectors and has spread to newer high-tech areas. Mode of access: Internet World Economic and Financial Surveys; World Economic and Financial Surveys ; No. 1992/008 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/083/14063-9781451939545-en/14063-9781451939545-en-book.xml IMF e-Library