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Small, remote and poor?

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  • VENABLES, ANTHONY J.

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The two papers in this special issue both look at the problems that small economies face in participating in the world trading system. For Winters and Martins (W&M) small means small in population; they motivate their analysis with reference to the 82 countries with the smallest population, accounting collectively for less than 0.5% of world population. Many of these countries are also remote, making trade costly. For Mattoo and Subramanian (M&S) the focus is on countries that are small and poor; their list covers the 73 countries which each account for less than 0.05% of world imports and which also have low income. They investigate the engagement of these countries in the WTO. My comments will address both papers, although focus on W&M.

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  • Venables, Anthony J., 2004. "Small, remote and poor?," World Trade Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 3(3), pages 453-457, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:wotrrv:v:3:y:2004:i:03:p:453-457_00
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