Globalisation and Trade: Implications for Exports from Marginalised EconomiesOliver Morrissey, Igor Filatotchev The papers collected in this volume report the results of research on issues dealing with the failure of globalization to benefit poor countries. They explain how exports could be improved for these countries and reveal the role that UK supermarkets play in African poverty. |
Contents
The Implications Oliver Morrissey | 1 |
Skills Investment and Exports from Måns Söderbom | 13 |
Exporting Activity in Transitional Trevor Buck Igor Filatotchev | 44 |
Policy and NonPolicy Barriers to Trade Chris Milner | 67 |
Why Does Zimbabwe Export Manufactures Adrian Wood | 91 |
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