This dissertation intends to offer a rationale for the persistent success of barter in the world economy, and in particular, for the development of the barter industry in industrialized countries. Therefore, it considers the three main forms of modern barter, notably (i) compensatory arrangements in international trade; (ii) Corporate Barter and Commercial Barter, which are the main sectors of the Barter Industry; (iii) non-profit barter organizations characterizing local trade, such as Hours, Time Dollars, LETS. Besides giving a descriptive account of the importance of barter, it presents a comparative analysis pointing out the elements these forms of barter have in common. Subsequently, the study focuses the attention on barter practices ...
The increase of trade after the World War Two is usually contributed to gradual lifting up of trade...
"Is there money involvement in seemingly pure barter transactions?" or “Will we came back to "pennil...
This paper develops a model to investigate the welfare implications of barter in Russia and other tr...
'Starting with the international debt crisis in the early 1980s, the volume of international barter ...
Through this paper I would like to identify the main reasons that encourage firms to make barters. I...
This paper studies the barter industry developed in North America during the 1950s, pointing out som...
The main goal of this essay is to analyze the emergence of a barter economy, and the rise of central...
The author dwells on the causes of the growling importance of bilateral barter agreements in East-Wi...
This article probes the currently growing phenomenon of barter as a small business strategic tool. F...
This paper studies the barter industry developed in North America during the 1950s, pointing out som...
Barter was a prominent issue in public debate during the 1990s in Russia: it prompted a more overall...
'This paper studies the importance of incentives as a determinant of international trade flows. We a...
Difficult economic and business conditions experienced in many nations over the past few years have ...
Large--scale distributed environments can be seen as a conflict between the selfish aims of the part...
As the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (hereinafter “UNCITRAL”) cir...
The increase of trade after the World War Two is usually contributed to gradual lifting up of trade...
"Is there money involvement in seemingly pure barter transactions?" or “Will we came back to "pennil...
This paper develops a model to investigate the welfare implications of barter in Russia and other tr...
'Starting with the international debt crisis in the early 1980s, the volume of international barter ...
Through this paper I would like to identify the main reasons that encourage firms to make barters. I...
This paper studies the barter industry developed in North America during the 1950s, pointing out som...
The main goal of this essay is to analyze the emergence of a barter economy, and the rise of central...
The author dwells on the causes of the growling importance of bilateral barter agreements in East-Wi...
This article probes the currently growing phenomenon of barter as a small business strategic tool. F...
This paper studies the barter industry developed in North America during the 1950s, pointing out som...
Barter was a prominent issue in public debate during the 1990s in Russia: it prompted a more overall...
'This paper studies the importance of incentives as a determinant of international trade flows. We a...
Difficult economic and business conditions experienced in many nations over the past few years have ...
Large--scale distributed environments can be seen as a conflict between the selfish aims of the part...
As the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (hereinafter “UNCITRAL”) cir...
The increase of trade after the World War Two is usually contributed to gradual lifting up of trade...
"Is there money involvement in seemingly pure barter transactions?" or “Will we came back to "pennil...
This paper develops a model to investigate the welfare implications of barter in Russia and other tr...