The Role of the American States in Promoting Trade Relations with Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union

Abstract

This research examines the responses of the American States to new trade opportunities created by recent political and economic reforms in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. Specifically, the research focuses on the level of business interest in these potential new markets and on the type and amount of assistance that states are providing to firms seeking trade opportunities in this region. The analysis suggests that interest on the part of domestic firms is high and that states are responding by providing business firms with a variety of different types and levels of assistance.