Editorial

-Agenda for the second half of the 80s by Jean-Claude Paye, Secretary General of OECD 3

Industry

-The petrochemical industry: An unfinished adjustment process by Jean Guinet 6

-China's early windows on the world:The special economic zones by Michael West Oborne 11

The OECD Member Countries - 1985 Edition 13

Taxation

-Direct tax burdens: An international comparison by Jeffrey Owens 23

Economy

-Country problems and strategies: Norway and United Kingdom 26

SOURCE: OECD 29

-Cars Improve Fuel Performance - but Bigger Models Popular Again

-Export Credits: Lower Interest Rates

-Expectations for the Steel Market in 1985

New OECD publications 30