01651nam 2200337 n 450 991013819590332120230225104645.0(CKB)3230000000017681(NjHacI)993230000000017681(EXLCZ)99323000000001768120230225d1993 uu 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAn Analysis of the U.S. Distribution System /Roger R. BetancourtParis :OECD,1993.1 online resource (75 pages)Working papers (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Economics Department)This paper forms part of an OECD project which addressed the issue of the structure and change in the distribution systems of seven OECD countries. The paper begins with a conceptual framework describing the functions, market outcomes and economic implications of the distribution sector. Next, it gives an overview of the U.S. distribution system in the 1980s. In particular, it discusses some specific characteristics underlying the functioning of the U.S. distribution system. Finally, it assesses the efficiency question and its implications for foreign trade. Some policy recommendations are then drawn on that basis ...Commercial policyCommercial policy.382.3Betancourt Roger R.249796NjHacINjHaclDOCUMENT9910138195903321An Analysis of the U.S. Distribution System3019431UNINA