World Development Report 1995 Workers in an Integrating World

Studies of Economies in Transformation No. 13R. Russian editon. The first study to explore the factors that have contributed to the declines in output and trade in the states of the former Soviet Union. Identifies policies for restoring trade and output and promoting integration of the states with the world trading community. This is the first comprehensive study of the collapse of international trade experienced by the 15 new states of the former Soviet Union (FSU). All 15 states have embarked on economic reforms, each at a different pace and on a different scale. But all have experienced substantial declines in output and trade. The study explores the factors that have contributed to these declines and identifies policies for restoring trade and output and promoting integration with the world trading community. The World Bank launched an extensive program of research and analysis of international trade and payments as part of its country economic and sectoral work in the FSU. This volume reports on important elements of the program: eight country studies, work on improving trade statistics, analysis of the obstacles to expanding exports to OECD markets, an enterprise survey of Ukraine, and several syntheses of these interrelated issues. This volume is an invaluable reference for scholars and policymakers in understanding the important aspects of policies for the transition to market economies. Also available in English: (ISBN 0-8213-3077-2) Stock No. 13077.World Bank Staff is the author of 'World Development Report 1995 Workers in an Integrating World', published 1995 under ISBN 9780195211030 and ISBN 0195211030.