UNCTAD UNIT ON ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND INTEGRATION AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

end of the income distribution (Figure 3b and Table 1).While measures of financial depth and margins are available for a large set ofcountries, measures of the reach of the sector have been much more difficult to obtainacross countries. Until recently, we did not have answers to[r]

These two shifts led to the need for new forms of coordination and management in theapparel supply chain. Two groups emerged to provide the key links between producers andretailers: East Asian transnational manufacturers with established buyer relationships who set upand managed global produc[r]

Improving the quality of bus services is important to attract more people. The government’s role is critical forestablishing a framework in which public and private players contribute in a more effective way to a sustainableurban transport system. Such a framework should include the following[r]

The link between infrastructure and economic growth
is widely acknowledged—as is the infrastructure gap,
which can act as a break on growth in emerging markets
and developing economies (EMDEs). Since the global
economic and financial crisis, the challenges of raising
financing for infrastructure pro[r]

This paper investigates corruption and tax evasion and
their firmlevel determinants across 25,000 firms in 57
countries, a large fraction of which are small and medium
enterprises in developing countries. Firms that pay more
bribes also evade more taxes. Corruption acts as a tax on
innovation, parti[r]

Cervical cancer mainly caused by human papilloma virus infection, is the leading cancer in Indian women and the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Almost 80% of cases occurred in developing countries. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge, attitude regarding cervical ca[r]

My best choice for a holiday resort is Kish Island in the PersianGulf.I usually travel to Sar-Eyn to spend my holydays.It’s a 2-hour ride from Tabriz in Western Iran.It’s located about 55 kilometres north of Tehran on the coast ofthe Caspian sea.There are exotic beaches and the sun alw[r]

In the wake of an unprecedented period of mobile technology dissemination
in developing countries, notably through the use of cell phones and other
information and communication technology (ICT) innovations, it has become
possible to use those technologies to eliminate or greatly reduce barriers to[r]

necessary. Such a framework includes the delegation of relevant powers to thelower levels of government that are typically responsible for implementation. It isbasedon a clear and broadly acceptedlong-term policy and includes a predictableand flexible regulatory regime and targe[r]

requests for authorization to retaliate are rare. Indeed, complainants have askedfor authorization to retaliate in just seven of the hundreds of cases handled bythe WTO. Second, it is up to the complainant, and not the WTO, to followthrough on this authorization to retaliate, and