Seit dem Zerfall der Sowjetunion hat sich der Handel innerhalb der GUS, aber auch der internationale Handel der neuen Republiken stark vermindert. Der Bericht untersucht die Gründe für diese Entwicklung und schlägt Maßnahmen vor,wie dieser Trend umgekehrt werden kann. Im einzelnen wird...

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the upsides and downsides of international trade in medical goods and services. Open trade can increase access to medical services and goods (and the critical inputs needed to manufacture them), improve quality and variety, and reduce costs. But excessive...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- OVERVIEW -- Introduction -- Trade flows in medical goods and services -- Policies affecting trade in medical goods and services -- Deepening cooperation on medical goods and...

Front Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Main Messages -- Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for global value chains -- Measures for managing a crisis and the recovery -- Main policy messages -- References -- 1 Introduction and Overview --...