Trade expansion and instability: international environment

In the preceding chapter the focus of attention was on policy instruments adopted by developing countries in the ESCAP region for trade expansion and on some national responses to problems of instability. The efforts of developing countries to expand trade to be fruitful require a supportive external environment. The latter subject is the focus of this chapter. It deals with access to markets in developed market, developing and East European socialist economies in turn. The last section contains an examination of some international measures addressed directly or indirectly to problems of instability connected with exports of primary commodities.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Reduced Inequalities