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Globalization has brought both new opportunities and new problems for less developed countries. Taking advantage of those opportunities and, at the same time, dealing with the difficulties of globalization is a big challenge for these countries. This volume is a collection of essays, presented at the UNCTAD X in 2000, highlighting the benefits and problems of increased integration. Its major contribution is the proposal of specific policy actions for developing countries. This is an important issue. A significant body of research has been devoted to study the effects, positive and negative, of economic integration. However, not much has been done in terms of proposing policies for development in the context of globalization. This book gives a first, and I would say big, step in this direction-a major reason why this book is well worth reading. The essays are of high quality and full of interesting details, which is not a surprise given the distinguished group of scholars that contributed. It is possible to identify three main common themes or topics: integration as a development strategy; the effects of increased integration on developing countries; and the policy actions that are

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Author

Ricardo A. López

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; Publons (ISSN 0954-1748)

Published

2005

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences