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THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES REPORT, 2002
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UN symbol:
UNCTAD/LDC/2002
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Sales no.:
E.02.II.D.13
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ISBN:
92-1-112562-6
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ISSN:
0257-7550
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No. of pages:
320
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Price: US$
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Price: US$
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Table of contents
Part One
Recent Economic Trends and UNLDC III Development Targets |
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1. Recent Economic Trends |
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| A. | Overall growth trends |
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| B. | Trends in external trade |
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| C. | Trends in external finance |
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| D. | Trends in external debt |
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| E. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 1 [Pdf, 16pp. 584KB]
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2. The UNLDC III Development Targets |
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | Growth and investment targets |
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| C. | Poverty reduction goals |
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| D. | Human development targets |
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| E. | Transport and communications infrastructure development targets |
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| F. | ODA targets for donor countries |
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| G. | Progress towards graduation from LDC status |
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| H. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 2 [Pdf, 22pp., 616KB]
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Part Two
Escaping the Poverty Trap |
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1. The nature and dynamics of poverty in the |
| Least Developed Countries |
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | The approach of the Report and its rationale |
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| C. | The poverty situation in the LDCs in the late 1990s |
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| D. | The dynamics of poverty in the LDCs |
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Chapter 1 [Pdf, 37pp., 770KB]
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2. Generalized poverty, domestic resource availability |
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | The long-run relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction |
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| C. | Generalized poverty, domestic resource mobilization and low-level equilibrium |
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| D. | Generalized poverty, population growth and environmental degradation |
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| E. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 2 [Pdf, 33pp., 697KB]
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3. Patterns of trade integration and poverty
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | Trade integration, marginalization and liberalization: patterns and trends in the LDCs |
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| C. | Trade liberalization, growth and poverty |
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| D. | Export orientation, growth and poverty |
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| E. | Export structure, growth and poverty |
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| F. | The poverty-reducing impact of different types of export growth |
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| G. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 3 [Pdf, 37pp., 573KB]
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4. Commodity export dependence, the international |
| poverty trap and new vulnerabilities |
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | Commodity export dependence and poverty: trade mechanisms |
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| C. | Elements of the international poverty trap |
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| D. | The new vulnerabilities of LDCs exporting manufactures and services |
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| E. | Is globalization tightening the international poverty trap? |
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| F. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 4 [Pdf, 31pp., 715KB]
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5. National Development Strategies, the PRSP
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| process and effective poverty reduction |
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | LDCs and the PRSP process: achievements and challenges to date |
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| C. | The need to move beyond adjustment policies |
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| D. | Long-term national development strategies and the PRSP process |
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| E. | Strengthened national ownership and policy autonomy |
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| F. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 5 [Pdf,41pp., 574KB]
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6. International policies for more effective poverty |
| reduction in the LDCs |
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| A. | Introduction |
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| B. | The need for re-enhanced debt relief |
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| C. | Aid and its effectiveness |
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| D. | Market access and its effectiveness |
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| E. | The Integrated Framework to support LDCs in their trade and trade-related activities |
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| F. | International commodity policy |
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| G. | South-South cooperation and the problem of polarization |
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| H. | Conclusion |
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Chapter 6 [Pdf, 35pp., 537KB]
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Statistical Annex:
Basic Data on the Least Developed Countries |
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Statistical annex [Pdf, 47pp., 914KB]
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