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This excellent survey article focusses on subelliptic estimates for the \(\overline{\partial}\)-Neumann problem. If one tries to solve the inhomogeneous Cauchy-Riemann equation \(\overline{\partial }u = \alpha ,\) where \(\alpha \) is a differential form with square integrable coefficients on a bounded, pseudoconvex domain in \(\mathbb C^n,\) satisfying necessary compatibility conditions, the question arises whether one can find a solution \(u\) that is smooth wherever \(\alpha\) is smooth. The answer is yes if there is a subelliptic estimate, this is a fundamental result due to Kohn and Nirenberg. After a sketch of the proof of this result the authors discuss various finite-type conditions on the boundary of the domain and their relationships to subelliptic estimates, including the finite commutator-type, orders of contact and finite \(D_q\)-type, and Catlin's multitype. They also consider nonpseudoconvex domains, Hölder and \(L^p\)-estimates for \(\overline{\partial }\), and finite-type conditions in connection with holomorphic extension, convexity, and the Bergman kernel. The survey article ends with a list of nine open problems and a large list of references. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0933.00014].