Based on information supplied by corporations currently
using barter and countertrade in international exchange, this
paper examines the products traded, the markets involved,
and the organizational arrangements for handling such
transactions. Executives' opinions on the advantages and
disadvantages of barterlcouniertrade in the international
marketing process are summarized, and the marketing im
plications of these trading approaches are discussed.
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