Discussion papers

The UNCTAD Discussion Papers are a series of scholarly papers on all aspects of international trade, finance, investment, technology and macroeconomics in the context of development. The papers, authored by UNCTAD staff, visiting consultants, as well as external researchers, are selected on the basis of their analytical quality and policy relevance. The areas covered by the series in 2001 are technology diffusion and growth; industrial reform in China; international capital standards; and exchange-rate policies.

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	Statistics for international trade in banking services: requirements, availability and prospects, UNCTAD Discussion Paper No. 194 by Andrew Cornford (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2009/2) 02/11/09, 34 Pages, 185 Kb Abstract
	Central banking, financial institutions and credit creation in developing countries , UNCTAD Discussion Paper No. 193 by Sebastian Dullien (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2009/1) 01/01/09, 42 Pages, 265 Kb Abstract
	The emerging of a multilateral forum for debt restructuring: The Paris club, Discussion Paper No. 192 by Enrique Cosio-Pascal (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/7) 01/11/08, 234 Kb Abstract
	Policy space: What, for what, and where?, Discussion Paper No. 191 by Jörg Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/6) 01/10/08, 33 Pages, 272 Kb Abstract
	Budget support: A reformed approach or old wine in new skins?, Discussion Paper No. 190 by Martin Knoll (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/5) 01/10/08, 26 Pages, 122 Kb Abstract
	Regional cooperation and integration in sub-Saharan Africa , Discussion Paper No. 189 by Martina Metzger (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/4) 01/09/08, 42 Pages, 676 Kb Abstract
	Domestic and external public debt in developing countries, UNCTAD Discussion Paper 188, March 2008, by Ugo Panizza (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/3) 01/03/08, 26 Pages, 259 Kb Abstract
	Instruments of monetary policy in china and their effectiveness: 1994–2006, UNCTAD Discussion Paper 187, February 2008, by Michael Geiger (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/2) 01/02/08, 52 Pages, 571 Kb Abstract
	Credit rating agencies and their potential impact on developing countries, UNCTAD Discussion Paper 186, January 2008, by Marwan Elkhoury (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2008/1) 01/01/08, 33 Pages, 140 Kb Abstract
	National innovation system and macroeconomic policies: Brazil and India in comparative perspective, UNCTAD Discussion Paper 184, May 2007, by André Nassif (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2007/3) 06/07/07, 44 Pages, 372 Kb Abstract
	The concept of odious debt in public international law, UNCTAD Discussion Paper 185, July 2007, by Prof. Robert Howse (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2007/4) 01/07/07, 33 Pages, 266 Kb Abstract
	Rethinking industrial policy, UNCTAD Discussion Paper 183, April 2007, by Irfan ul Haque (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2007/2) 01/06/07, 20 Pages, 257 Kb Abstract
	The renaissance of China and India: Implications for the advanced economies, Discussion Paper No. 182 , October 2006, by Robert Rowthorn (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2007/1) 01/10/06, 32 Pages, 524 Kb Abstract
	A RE-EXAMINATION OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM IN A GLOBAL SETTING: ISSUES AND PROPOSALS [Advance Copy], Discussion Paper No. 181 by Dr. Michael Sakbani (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2006/1) 01/01/06, 32 Pages, 476 Kb Abstract
	TRIPLING AFRICA´S PRIMARY EXPORTS: WHAT? HOW? WHERE? , Discussion Paper No. 180 by Jörg Mayer and Pilar Fajarnes (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2005/4) 01/10/05, 39 Pages, 434 Kb Abstract
	TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND ECONOMIC REFORM IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: STRUCTURAL CHANGE OR DE-INDUSTRIALIZATION?, Discussion Paper N. 179 by S.M. Shafaeddin (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2005/3) 01/08/05, 41 Pages, 405 Kb Abstract
	DO GLOBAL STANDARDS AND CODES PREVENT FINANCIAL CRISES? SOME PROPOSALS ON MODIFYING THE STANDARDS-BASED APPROACH, Discussion Paper No. 177 by Benu Schneider (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2005/1) 31/05/05, 59 Pages, 741 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen ملخص
	BASEL II: THE REVISED FRAMEWORK OF JUNE 2004, Discussion Paper No. 178 by Andrew Cornford (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2005/2) 01/05/05, 41 Pages, 415 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen ملخص
	NOT TOTALLY NAKED: TEXTILES AND CLOTHING TRADE IN A QUOTA FREE ENVIRONMENT, UNCTAD Discussion Paper No. 176 by Jörg Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/10) 01/12/04, 53 Pages, 852 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen
	GLOBALIZATION, NEOLOBERALISM AND LABOUR, Discussion Paper No. 173 by Irfan ul Haque (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/7) 01/09/04, 22 Pages, 307 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen
	INDUSTRIALIZATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: SOME EVIDENCE FROM A NEW ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY PERSPECTIVE, Discussion Paper No. 174, by Jörg Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/8) 01/08/04, 31 Pages, 419 Kb Abstract ملخص
	THE WTO NEGOTIATIONS ON FINANCIAL SERVICES: CURRENT ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS, Discussion Paper No. 172 by Andrew Cornford (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/6) 01/08/04, 23 Pages, 676 Kb Abstract Resumen
	WHO IS THE MASTER? WHO IS THE SERVANT? MARKET OR GOVERNMENT? AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH: TOWARDS A COORDINATION SYSTEM , Discussion Paper No. 175 by S.M. Shafaeddin (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/9) 01/08/04, 33 Pages, 201 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen
	DE-INDUSTRIALIZATION AND THE BLANCE OF PAYMENTS IN ADVANCED ECONOMIES, Discussion Paper No. 170 by Robert Rowthorn & Ken Coutts (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/4) 01/05/04, 24 Pages, 464 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen ملخص
	VARIABLE GEOMETRY FOR THE WTO: CONCEPT AND PRECEDENTS, Discussion Paper No. 171 by Andrew Cornford (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/5) 01/05/04, 13 Pages, 256 Kb Abstract Résumé
	THE FLYING GEESE PARADIGM: A CRITICAL STUDY OF ITS APPLICATION TO EAST ASIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Discussion Paper No. 169, by Shigehisa Kasahara (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/3) 01/04/04, 34 Pages, 1548 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen ملخص
	POLICY ALTERNATIVES IN REFORMING POWER UTILITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A CRITICAL SURVEY, Discussion Paper No. 168, by Alberto Gabriele (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/2) 16/03/04, 25 Pages, 381 Kb Abstract Résumé Resumen ملخص
	GLOBALIZATION RELOADED: AN UNCTAD PERSPECTIVE, Discussion Paper No. 167, by Richard Kozul-Wright and Paul Rayment (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2004/1) 01/02/04, 56 Pages, 561 Kb Abstract
	THE FALLACY OF COMPOSITION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Discussion Paper No. 166, by Jörg Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/2003/1) 14/03/03, 34 Pages, 274 Kb Abstract
	CHINA´S ACCESSION TO WTO: EXAGGERATED FEARS?, Discussion Paper No. 165 by Yuefen Li (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/165) 17/01/03, 23 Pages, 100 Kb Abstract
	CHINA´S WTO ACCESSION: ITS IMPACT ON CHINESE EMPLOYMENT, Discussion Paper No. 163 by A.S. Bhalla & S. Qiu (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/163) 16/01/03, 242 Kb Abstract
	DOMESTICS CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES AND THE WTO, Discussion Paper No. 164 by Lucas Assunção & ZhongXiang Zhang (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/164) 30/11/02, 32 Pages, 129 Kb Abstract
	THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALIZATION FOR LARGE CHINESE FIRMS, Discussion Paper No. 162, by Peter Nolan and Jin Zhang (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/162) 30/07/02, 63 Pages, 224 Kb Abstract
	CHINA´S TERMS OF TRADE IN MANUFACTURES 1993-2000, Discussion Paper No. 161 by Zheng Zhihai & Zhao Yumin (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/161) 15/07/02, 61 Pages, 395 Kb Abstract
	THE IMPACT OF CHINA´S ACCESSION TO WTO ON THE EXPORTS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Discussion Paper No. 160 by S.M. Shafaeddin (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/160) 01/06/02, 42 Pages, 181 Kb Abstract
	DYNAMIC PRODUCTS IN WORLD EXPORTS, Discussion Paper No. 159 by Jörg Mayer, Arunas Butkevicius and Ali Kadri (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/159) 24/05/02, 59 Pages, 1700 Kb Abstract
	THE MAKING OF THE TURKISH FINANCIAL CRISIS, Discussion Paper No. 158 by Yilmaz Akyüz and Korkut Boratav (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/158) 01/04/02, 43 Pages, 126 Kb Abstract
	THE EXCHANGE RATE: ECONOMIC POLICY TOOL OR MARKET PRICE?, Discussion Paper No. 157 by Heiner Flassbeck (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/157) 07/01/02, 52 Pages, 314 Kb Abstract
	THE BASEL COMMITTEE´S PROPOSALS FOR REVISED CAPITAL STANDARDS: MARK 2 AND THE STATE OF PLAY , Discussion Paper No. 156 by Andrew Cornford (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/156) 01/09/01, 49 Pages, 243 Kb Abstract
	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICIES, INDUSTRIAL REFORM AND TECHNICAL PROGRESS IN CHINA. CAN SOCIALIST PROPERTY RIGHTS BE COMPATIBLE WITH TECHNOLOGICAL CATCHING UP?, Discussion Paper No. 155 by Alberto Gabriele (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/155) 01/08/01, 60 Pages, 347 Kb Abstract
	TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION, HUMAN CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Discussion Paper No. 154 by Jörg Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/154) 01/06/01, 47 Pages, 170 Kb Abstract
	FREE TRADE OR FAIR TRADE? AN ENQUIRY INTO THE CAUSES OF FAILURE IN RECENT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS, Discussion Paper No. 153 by Mehdi Shafaeddin (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/153) 01/01/01, 44 Pages, 148 Kb Abstract
	ASIAN CRISIS: DISTILLING CRITICAL LESSONS, Discussion Paper No. 152 by Dilip K. Das (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/152) 01/12/00, 36 Pages, 127 Kb Abstract
	FINANCIAL MODERNIZATION LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED STATES. BACKGROUND AND IMPLICATIONS, Discussion Paper No. 151 by Bernard Shull (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/151) 01/10/00, 30 Pages, 96 Kb Abstract
	GLOBALIZATION, TECHNOLOGY TRANFER AND SKILL ACCUMULATION IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, Discussion Paper No. 150 by Jörg Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/150) 01/08/00, 39 Pages, 124 Kb Abstract
	WHAT DID FREDERICK LIST ACTUALLY SAY? SOME CLARIFICATIONS ON THE INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT, Discussion Paper No. 149 by Mehdi Shaefaeddin (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/149) 01/07/00, 30 Pages, 117 Kb Abstract
	COPYRIGHTS, COMPETITION AND DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, Discussion Paper No. 145 by Birgitte Andersen, Zeljka Kozul-Wright & Richard Kozul-Wright (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/145) 01/02/00, 34 Pages, 117 Kb Abstract
	FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DOES IT CROWD IN DOMESTIC INVESTMENT?, Discussion Paper No. 146 by Manuel R. Agosin & Ricardo Mayer (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/146) 01/02/00, 23 Pages, 65 Kb Abstract
	GLOBALIZATION AND THE SOUTH: SOME CRITICAL ISSUES, Discussion Paper No. 147 by Martin Khor (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/147) 04/01/00, 64 Pages, 190 Kb Abstract
	THE DEBATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE: REFORMING THE REFORMERS, Discussion Paper No. 148 by Yilmaz Akyüz (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/148) 04/01/00, 24 Pages, 64 Kb Abstract
	THE DYNAMICS OF THE EXPORTS-PROCESSING ZONE, Discussion Paper No. 144 by Wei Ge (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/144) 01/12/99, 32 Pages, 91 Kb Abstract
	CAPITAL FLOWS TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THE REFORM OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM, Discussion Paper No. 143 by Yilmaz Akyüz & Andrew Cornford (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/143) 01/11/99, 53 Pages, 413 Kb Abstract
	FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN CAPITAL AND POLITICAL STABILITY, Discussion Paper No. 142 by J. François Outreville (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/142) 01/10/99, 25 Pages, 194 Kb Abstract
	FREE TRADE BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION, Discussion Paper No. 141 by Lorenza Jachia & Ethél Teljeur (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/141) 01/05/99, 55 Pages, 430 Kb Abstract
	TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS, EXTERNAL DEPENDENCY AND DOMESTIC PRICE POLICIES. AFRICAN COFFEE EXPORTS IN A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE, Discussion Paper No. 140 by M. Branchi, A. Gabriele and V. Spiezia (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/140) 01/02/99, 34 Pages, 231 Kb Abstract
	HOW DID DEVELOPED COUNTRIES INDUSTRIALIZE? THE HISTORY OF TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY: THE CASES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE USA, Discussion Paper No. 139 (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/139) 01/12/98, 35 Pages, 95 Kb Abstract
	BECOMING A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE PLAYER: THE CASE OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY IN JAMAICA, Discussion Paper No. 138 by Zeljka Kozul-Wright & Lloyd Stanbury (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/138) 01/10/98, 43 Pages, 119 Kb Abstract
	ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND PRIMARY COMMODITY PROCESSING IN THE SECOND-TIER SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NEWLY INDUSTRIALIZING COUNTRIES, Discussion Paper No. 136 by Jomo K.S. & Michael Rock (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/136) 01/07/98, 50 Pages, 191 Kb Abstract
	THE CAUSES OF FINANCIAL DISTRESS IN LOCAL BANKS IN AFRICA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRUDENTIAL POLICY, Discussion Paper No. 132 by Martin Brownbridge (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/132) 01/03/98, 40 Pages, 96 Kb Abstract
	GLOBALIZATION AND ECON0MIC CONVERGENCE: AN ASSESSMENT, Discussion Paper No. 131 by Robert Rowthorn & Richard Kozul-Wright (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/131) 01/03/98, 43 Pages, 274 Kb Abstract
	EXPANDING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES´ EXPORTS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY THE NEED TO EMULATE THE STRATEGIES USED BY TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, Discussion Paper No.133 by Rubens Lopes Braga (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/133) 01/03/98, 31 Pages, 157 Kb Abstract
	BANKS, GROWTH AND GEOGRAPHY, Discussion Paper No. 127 by Raju Jan Singh (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/127) 01/05/97, 25 Pages, 86 Kb Abstract
	ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL TRADE LIBERALIZATION AND DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORMS, Discussion Paper No. 126 by Jussi Lankoski (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/126) 01/04/97, 37 Pages, 224 Kb Abstract
	GLOBALIZATION MYTHS: SOME HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS ON INTEGRATION, INDUSTRIALIZATION AND GROWTH IN THE WORLD ECONOMY, Discussion Paper No. 113 by Paul Bairoch & Richard Kozul-Wright (UNCTAD/OSG/DP/113) 01/03/96, 35 Pages, 254 Kb Abstract