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The Rewards and Challenges of Export-Led Strategies

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  • Hany H. MAKHLOUF

    (School of Business and Public Administration, University of the District of Columbia, USA.)

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The economic achievements of post- WWII Japan and Germany, the success of the Asian Four Tigers in the 1970s and 1980s, and the impressive growth of China, after adopting an export-led strategy in 1978, have caused many nations to view the export-ledmodel as the fastestroute to economic growth and financial stability. As a result, many governments started to promote and protect their countries’ exports,and mix politics, diplomacy and trade as well as seek greater access to friendly countries’ markets. Export-led development strategies, however, carry some risks, such as increased dependence on foreign markets and political forces that are beyond the exporters’ control. Global market forces, at times, cause export-dependent countries to have a sudden decline in their export revenues as the oil exporting countries have been experiencing as a result of a sharp decline in the world price of crude oil since 2014. This paper examines the main benefits, costs, and risks associated with export-led strategies, particularly as adopted by developing countries. It further explores the motives and risks faced by individual companies as they sell some of their products outside their home markets.

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  • Hany H. MAKHLOUF, 2016. "The Rewards and Challenges of Export-Led Strategies," Journal of Economics and Political Economy, KSP Journals, vol. 3(3), pages 440-445, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ksp:journ1:v:3:y:2016:i:3:p:440-445
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    Keywords

    Import substitution; Trade liberalization; Infant industries; Export promotion; Foreign investment; Export infrastructure.;
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    JEL classification:

    • F10 - International Economics - - Trade - - - General
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • F17 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Forecasting and Simulation
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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