TRADE AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; 1 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT; 2 THE INSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND; 3 COMMODITY TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; 4 COMPETING AGRICULTURAL GOODS: FOOD, FODDER AND FARM POLICIES; 5 LDCS AND THE EXPORT OF MANUFACTURED GOODS; 6 DIRECT FOREIGN PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND LDCS' TRADE; 7 FINANCE AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE; 8 ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; 9 A NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER AND LDCS' TRADE; FURTHER READING; GLOSSARY OF TERMS; ABBREVIATIONS; INDEX
Summary
This reissue, initially published in 1977, is an introduction to contemporary trading positions and problems of developing countries. The authors examine the main export options of Third World countries and consider the roles of the key international organisations - GATT, UNCTAD, etc - and those of national governments and foreign investors