Examines the importance of the Pacific Rim in terms of its market potential and of economic growth. Looks at the extent to which it rivals the European Community, and also the implications of the developments in the Pacific Rim for international marketing strategy. Concludes that the Pacific Rim...

Outlines the UK Hops Marketing Board's marketing arrangements prior to, and since, entry into the European Economic Community (EEC) as a case study of changing marketing techniques in the agricultural sector. Examines the views and attitudes of hop growers in the West Midlands towards the...

Examines the marketing activities of funds in the mobilisation of mainly private savings, in a market traditionally dominated by the bigger investment institutions. Centres analysis on development from early primary marketing methods characteristic of the 1960s to present day, sophisticated...

Zusammenfassung Seit zwei Jahrzehnten sind weltweit Prozesse anhaltender Suche nach neuen Wirtschafts- und Sozialordnungen zu beobachten, nicht zuletzt auch in den USA und in den Mitgliedstaaten der EU. Der Verfasser untersucht für die USA und die Bundesrepublik die Ursachen für die Suche nach...

This paper investigates the consequences of the completion of the internal market in the EC using a computable general equilibrium model of trade under imperfect competition. The focus of the paper is the welfare consequences of reducing trade barriers and the changes in production and trade...

The paper compares the cyclical behaviour of the Greek economy to that of the other EC economies, using quarterly and annual data since 1960 and the Real Business Cycle model as a theoretical framework. The evidence suggests that there are remarkable similarities in these features despite...

This paper investigates the determinants of trends in Spain's industrial exports to other Community countries by using a sectoral panel data approach. Apart from overcoming the bias likely to arise from aggregate trade equations, this procedure is useful in detecting the existence of individual...

This paper attempts to cast light on the main principles of the industrial restructuring agreements (crisis cartels) from a European perspective. For this purpose, I will explore the basic fundamentals of theory of harm concerning the formation of cartels during economic downturn in specific...