Technology Plays A Major Role In International Trade. Databases, Overnight Deliv

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Term Paper Title	Technology Plays A Major Role In International Trade. Databases, Overnight Deliv
# of Words	658
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     Technology plays a major role in international trade.  Databases, overnight delivery and faxes have opened the world market to not only larger companies but small ones too.  To add to this globalization, companies and even competitors are combining and forming alliances to cut cost and increase the profit margin.  Chrysler, General Motors and Ford have formed an alliance in research and development to avoid duplication.  These alliances are not only with domestic companies but they also go over national lines.  Companies are pushing for integration of the world economy in hope for increased profits and governments are beginning to listen.
     Since 1986 (GATT) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade have taken the incitive to move towards the liberalization of international trade.  GATT members agreed to reduce tariff and non-tariff trade barriers.  From 1986 to the present due to GATT's lead many markets have been open to the United States increasing exports and increasing efficiency through competition.
     One of the most aggressive liberalization groups to follow GATT's lead is APEC (Asian Pacific Economic Community).  APEC consist of 18 countries that account for 1/2 of the worlds output.  The three largest economies Japan, China and the United States are members.  APEC leaders are committed to achieving free and open trade for the region by 2010.  APEC is moving towards this goal through many means including accelerating initial Japanese tariff cuts by 50%.  China will also cut a number of tariffs by 30%.   Indonesia and other APEC members are also reducing tariffs sharply.  What sets APEX at the head of the pack leading liberalization is it wiliness to extend benefits of membership to everyone.  APEX is willing to extend the benefits of cuts in tariff and non-tariff barriers to all countries willing to make comparable cuts.  This is a major incentive for all countries because the Pacific Rim is the fastest growing market in the world and large profits are to be made there.
     To put these cut in trade...

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