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Trade in Commodities: the Integrated Programme

In: Trade and Development Policies

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  • Alexander J. Yeats

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A major debate in the fourth meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development centred on the need for basic reforms in the commodity trade of developing countries. The proposed measures, discussed under the general title of an ‘integrated programme’ for commodities, covered all aspects of LDCs’ commodity trade ranging from price formation, to market access, as well as questions concerning marketing and distribution arrangements. According to UNCTAD (May 1976), a primary objective of the programme is to maintain commodity prices at levels which are equitable to consumers and remunerative to producers. These price maintenance policies recognise the need to provide incentives for adequate investment in commodity production, compensate producers for the depletion of non-renewable resources such as ores, and keep prices of natural commodities competitive with synthetics. Special importance is also attributed to the need to reduce excessive fluctuations in LDC commodity export prices and earnings.

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  • Alexander J. Yeats, 1981. "Trade in Commodities: the Integrated Programme," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Trade and Development Policies, chapter 4, pages 62-90, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-16585-8_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-16585-8_4
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