TRAFFIC POLICIES OF SOCIALIST COUNTRIES

THE TRAFFIC POLICIES OF THE SOCIALIST COUNTRIES OF EASTERN EUROPE ARE ALIGNED PRIMARILY TOWARD MAXIMIZING EFFICIENCY OF INTERNAL TRAFFIC AND TOWARD MAXIMUM CURRENCY GAINS WITH RESPECT TO INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC. THESE AIMS OF TRAFFIC POLICY ARE INTIMATELY CONNECTED WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEMANDS FOR INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT FOCI. DECISIONS CONCERNING CAPACITY AND INVESTMENT POLICIES SHOULD TAKE ACCOUNT OF THIS AS WELL AS INCREASING THE REVENUE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY FROM TRAFFIC SERVICES. ON THE ONE HAND EXPLOITATION OF THE TRAFFIC CAPACITY HAS A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE TRAFFIC ECONOMY OF THE COUNTRY. ON THE OTHER HAND THE SOCIALIST COUNTRIES ENGAGE IN A VERY AGGRESSIVE MARKETING POLICY IN OFFERING TRAFFIC SERVICES BY PROVIDING UNFAIR COMPETITION FOR WESTERN ORGANISATIONS. THIS LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT DISLOCATION OF AN ORDERLY MARKET.