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Role of trade in development and overview of Asia-Pacific LDCs’ performance in trade and investment

In: Trade beyond Doha: Prospects for Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries, Studies in Trade and Investment 76

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    (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP))

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This chapter reiterates some truisms about the linkages between trade, trade liberalization and development. It also provides a statistical overview of the Asia-Pacific LDCs’ performance in trade and investment since 2000.

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  • Mia Mikic, 2011. "Role of trade in development and overview of Asia-Pacific LDCs’ performance in trade and investment," STUDIES IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT, in: United Nations ESCAP (ed.), Trade beyond Doha: Prospects for Asia-Pacific Least Developed Countries, Studies in Trade and Investment 76, chapter 1, pages 5-24, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
    • Handle: RePEc:unt:ecchap:tipub2625_chap1
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    Keywords

    Doha Round; trade; least developed countries; Aid for Trade; WTO; Asia-Pacific; trade liberalization;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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