COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2202 OF THE OMNIBUS TRADE MARCH 1992 Printed for the use of the Committees on Foreign Relations and Finance 53-153 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1992 For sale by the U.S. Government Printing Office Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, Washington, DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-037682-3 COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida, Chairman LEE H. HAMILTON, Indiana ROBERT G. TORRICELLI, New Jersey GARY L. ACKERMAN, New York WAYNE OWENS, Utah ENI F.H. FALEOMAVAEGA, American GERRY E. STUDDS, Massachusetts (Vacancy) (Vacancy) WILLIAM S. BROOMFIELD, Mighigan TOBY ROTH, Wisconsin DOUG BEREUTER, Nebraska CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH, New Jersey ELTON GALLEGLY, California JOHN J. BRADY, Jr., Chief of Staff JOHN R. SINCLAIR, Jr., Minority Chief of Staff COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Illinois, Chairman SAM M. GIBBONS, Florida J.J. PICKLE, Texas CHARLES B. RANGEL, New York FORTNEY PETE STARK, California THOMAS J. DOWNEY, New York FRANK J. GUARINI, New Jersey ROBERT T. MATSUI, California BILL ARCHER, Texas DICK SCHULZE, Pennsylvania BILL GRADISON, Ohio BILL THOMAS, California RAYMOND J. McGRATH, New York ROD CHANDLER, Washington E. CLAY SHAW, JR., Florida DON SUNDQUIST, Tennessee BENJAMIN L. CARDIN, Maryland JIM MCDERMOTT, Washington ROBERT J. LEONARD, Chief Counsel and Staff Director PHILLIP D. MOSELEY, Minority Chief of Staff (III) FOREWORD The reports on individual country economic policy and trade practices contained herein were prepared by the Department of State in accordance with section 2202 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418). Modeled on the State Department's annual reports on individual country human rights practices, the reports are intended to provide a single, comprehensive and comparative analysis of the economic policies and trade practices of each country with which the United States has an economic or trade relationship. Because of the increasing importance and interest in trade and economic issues, these reports are printed to assist members in considering legislation in the areas of trade and economic policy. CLAIBORNE PELL, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Relations, LLOYD BENTSEN, Chairman, Committee on Finance. Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs. DAN ROSTENKOWSKI, Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means. (V) |