Direct cooperation between manufacturing firms on both sides has been recommended as a new approach to overcoming the problems of traditional trade between West Germany and the COMECON states. In spite of a high degree of activity for promoting East-West cooperation, its volume, however, is...

The following article is an excerpt from a study written by the authors on behalf of the UNCTAD. It is based on the experiences of German enterprises which have been participating in cooperation projects with CMEA-states and developing countries.

Peter Plötz/Klaus Bolz: Westhandel der DDR. Eine vergleichende Betrachtung des Handels mit der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und den übrigen OECD-Ländern. Verlag Weltarchiv, Hamburg 1987, 473 Seiten, 55 DM

The following article is an excerpt from a study written by the authors on behalf of the UNCTAD. It is based on the experiences of German enterprises which have been participating in cooperation projects with CMEA-states and developing countries.