Removing barriers to SME access to international markets.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship.

APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Working Group.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--Congresses.

Small business.

Small business--Government policy--Congresses.

Foreign trade promotion--Congresses.

Foreign trade promotion.

International trade--Congresses.

International trade.

Non-tariff trade barriers--Congresses.

Non-tariff trade barriers.

Small business--Government policy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

213 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Other Title:

French title on t.p. verso: Supprimer les obstacles à l'accès des PME aux marchés internationaux.

Place of Publication:

Paris : OECD, [2008]

Summary:

Although SMEs are a major source of growth and job creation, SMEs appear to be under-represented in the international economy relative to their contribution in national and local economies. Two original OECD-APEC surveys investigated how SME policy makers and SMEs perceive the barriers to SME access to international markets. This proceedings presents a report on the results of the surveys, a synthesis of the conference discussions, and the main outcome of the conference: the Athens Action Plan for Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

pt. 1. Background report

The role of trade barriers in SME internationalisation

pt. 2. Abridged proceedings of the OECD-APEC Global Conference on Removing Barriers to SME Access to International Markets

Synopsis of selected speeches, presentations and conclusions on internal and external barriers.

Notes:

Includes a background report for and presentations from a global conference organized by the OECD Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship in co-operation with the APEC SME Working Group, and held in Athens, Nov. 6-8, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789264040243

9264040242

OCLC:

229890666