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Sep 2010
Developed countries are committed by the Millennium Development Goals, and under a 2005 WTO communiqué, to provide duty-free, quota-free market access for least developed countries (LDCs). Removing trade barriers to LDC exports lowers trade costs and expands trade, but rules of origin often raise costs and penalize exports, especially in LDCs with relatively undeveloped manufacturing sectors.
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Author | Kimberly Ann Elliott |
Series | CGD Notes |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Generic |