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Arctic International Trade
A Study Focused on the Greenlandic International Trade Regime
(c) 1999 by Lise Lyck
ISBN 8770343128
From the Preface:
This study focuses on Arctic international trade problem complexes. Focus
is especially on the Greenlandic international trade and international
relation complex but also the complexes of northern Canada are dealt
with. The reason for explicitly dealing with northern Canada is twofold:
Firstly, approach to Arctic development bound to another national
context. Secondly, it is in order to investigate the basic structures and
processes in two almost geographically coherent Arctic territories in a
future perspective for increased regional co-operation.
The purpose of the study is to give a perspective of the very great
impact of international trade and the consequences of being marginal in
relation to current trade positions.
The final strategic perspective on Greenlandic international trade
stresses the need for a more strategic attention to international trade
in order to affect the business activities and the business environment
more actively and politically to strengthen the use of international
trade as a means for creating competitiveness and income and as a trade
regime that sets up the finances for commercial development. This demands
that Greenland achieves a freer position in relation to direct contacts
with other states without Danish state interventions. It also requires
that the Greenlandic business monopolies demonstrate a will to
participate in international competition and that international trade is
treated more strategically in the economic policy to achieve increased
productivity and efficiency. furthermore, it requires a change in
Greenlandic competition act and a change of the practice of political
intervention.
The study is part of the Danish Research Council's programme on "Conditions
for a Sustainable Development in the Arctic"
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Arctic International trade and sustainable development
3 The Greenland International trade in an Arctic and global perspective
4 The Greenland economic dilemma
5 The role of international trade for Greenland
6 Royal Greenland Ltd. and KNI Pisiffik Ltd.
7 The international trade set up in Greenland and the prices of tradables
8 Other international relations
9 International trade and northern Canada
10 A historic and strategic perspective on Greenlandic international trade
11 Summary and conclusion
Referrences
Statistics on Greenlandic imports and exports
Subject Index
From the Back Cover:
International Trade has decisive influence on the economic
development in a modern society.
The international trade regime in Greenland is analysed and
compared to other systems of international trade in the
Arctic, especially to the system of the Canadian North.
The international trade price system, its historical roots
and its development as well as its consequences for the
Greenlandic economy are studied.
The different types of Greenlandic international relations
are treated.
It is concluded that a restructuring of the Greenlandic
international trade system is needed for the Greenlandic
economy to become more self sustaining and elements of such
a restructuring are presented.
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Price DDK 148.00