This paper seeks to answer whether problems in intercultural communication
contribute to difficulties in wood products trade between the United States and Japan. It
summarizes the more commonly heard complaints about the current state of this trade
flow, including trade barriers and product specifications. It then offers a list of...
Since the establishment of the Independence of the Latin-
American States, no year has passed in which they did not increase their
trade relations with foreign nations. The prominence given to the Third
International Conference of the South American States; the postponement
of The Hague Peace Conference; the subsequent appointment...
This Thesis explores the possibility of increased export and
export earnings stability for Costa Rica after the implementation of
the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) or Caribbean Basin
Initiative (CBI). It was expected that this policy would not only
increase trade and exports for some developing nations in the...
In June 1988 the Japanese agreed to liberalize their
beef market which had been protected by an import quota
system for twenty-four years. The purpose of this thesis is
to draw conclusions/implications concerning the effect of
the trade agreement (1988 Import Quota Removal Agreement)
upon Japanese beef imports and the...
This bulletin is a summary of the leading features of the foreign trade of the United States in farm and forest products. It is intended for general circulation.
The success of the U.S. government in persuading Japan to
liberalize the beef market is viewed as a relief to the U.S.
beef industry. The economic benefit (to the U.S. beef
producers!) of the trade liberalization however is yet to be
seen. The size of this benefit is determined, among...
The goals of this study were to discover and compare the religious
and philosophical traditions which have shaped Japanese and American
cultures, and to make a case for interdisciplinary transcultural programs
of study in higher education. Specifically, the purposes of this
study were to: (1) describe and trace historically the...
International tourism is a rapidly growing industry. It
is also an important revenue source for certain countries
and regions. Therefore, accurate forecasting is called for
by those countries and regions. The main purpose of this
research is to use multiple regression analysis to estimate
equations for forecasting tourism demand by...