tap the net-works of global firms.”But international trade by barter is, in fact, an inefficient and expensive means of doing business compared to trading with money. Observes David Yoffie, “To cover the additional costs it incurs in handling goods it is forced to take in countertrade, a multinational company simply boosts the price of the goods it sells.” Yoffie sees countertrade as a form of protectionism. “It help one group and hurt another,” he says.)In what sense is countertrade seen as a form of protectionism?
【正确答案】：Countertrade involves conditional buying or allows no free choice in importing. That is both against competition and free trade.
