Why do some countries develop more than others? Do their strategies on international trade have a role on this? In this paper, two different industrialization strategies, import substitution and export promotion, are compared. The advantages and the disadvantages of these strategies on their development are stated.

Monograph on theoretical and practical aspects of import substitution policy in developing countries and least developed countries - examines import substitution as a source of industrial growth and as a feasible strategy for improving those countries' trade and balance of payments. Bibliography pp. 109 to 119, graphs and statistical tables.