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.) What is meant by “tap the net-works of global firms”?
【正确答案】：To find access to “the network”.
