Graduation is the process through which least developed countries cease to be members of the LDC category, in recognition of their advances in development. In principle, it marks a shift from dependen
How well is the public sector performing? Are citizens being well served? This report compares the performance of nine public services in 36 developed countries (including the 28 EU member states) ove
Drawing together the experiences of China’s foreign trade, this report examines the causes of the trade gap between China and developed countries. Comprehensive and compelling, this account also provi
Of special concern in this year's report is the decline in direct foreign investment as it has spread from developing to developed countries between 2008 and 2009. The problem is addressed from the pe
Every three years the United Nations Economic and Social Council identifies the world's least developed countries on the basis of low income, human assets weakness, and economic vulnerability. The cur
From the International Monetary Fund's Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, this report details the Debt Sustainability Framework, a joint framework developed by the International Monetary Fund an
The 2007 'Global Monitoring Report' on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) assesses the contributions of developing countries, developed countries, and international financial institutions toward
The subtitle is A Micro Analysis of Global Corporate Interconnection Between Developing African Countries and Developed Countries. Whether the globalization will lead to convergence or divergence i
The United Nations Model Double Taxation Convention between Developed and Developing Countries: 2017 Update is a publication geared towards the international community especially developing countries
India’s engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is at the heart of its Look East Policy. As a regional bloc, ASEAN has developed much faster than any of the other blocs in t
Available research suggests that less developed countries have significant competitive advantage over developed countries in three major areas of international trade: agriculture, textiles and clothin
Developing countries as a group stand to gain very substantially from trade reform in agricultural commodities. Agricultural Trade Liberalization and the Least Developed Countries is the first book to
Since the group of least developed countries (LDCs) was identified in 1971, only five countries have graduated from the group, all of which are characterised by small size or population. The projectio
Since the first international investment agreement was negotiated nearly six decades ago, developed countries have sought to protect their investors against the possible failure of host countries (usu
