Foreign Economic Liberalization

Introduction and Overview -- Introduction -- Economic Liberalization in Eastern Europe and in Market Economies -- Market-Economy Experiences -- The Design of Successful Trade Liberalization Policies -- Liberalization Attempts and Outcomes -- Policy Choices in the Newly Industrializing Countries -- Foreign Trade Strategies of Nations: A New Interpretation -- Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment -- Economic Liberalization in Spain -- Trade Liberalization in Israel -- Micro and Macro Foundations of Japan's Economic Success -- Liberalization in Korea and Taiwan -- Mexico's Liberalization and Eastern Europe -- Hungary's Experiences and Policy Options -- Transforming Commercial Relations within the CMEA: The Case of Hungary -- Foreign Trade Liberalization (1968-1990) -- Visible and Invisible Trade Regulation and Deregulation -- Trade Policy Recommendations -- Lessons of Market Economies for Hungary -- Why We Must Liberalize in a Hungarian Way -- Central and Eastern Europe and China -- Poland and Eastern Europe: What Is to Be Done? -- Liberalization and Stabilization -- Liberalization and Privatization -- Systemic Change: Constraints and Driving Forces -- China's Industrial and Foreign Trade Reforms