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The goal of phasing out, and ultimately eliminating, the differential treatment in trade presently accorded to developing countries was incorporated into the GATT during the Tokyo Round. What are the arguments in favour of this process of “graduation” and what would be its disadvantages? Which criteria should be applied to the selection of countries for graduation?
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GATT, op. cit., The Tokyo Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Geneva, April 1979, p. 149.
For an extensive treatment, see I. Frank: The “Graduation” Issue for LDCs, in: Journal of World Trade Law, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1979, pp. 289–302.
For a precise description, see e.g. T. Murray: Trade Preferences for Developing Countries, London 1977; A. Weston, V. Cable, A. Hewitt: The EEC's Generalised System of Preferences, ODI, 1980; or A. Borrmann, C. Borrmann, M. Stegger: Das Allgemeine Zollpräferenzsystem der EG, Hamburg 1979.
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This is partly recognized in a recent OECD study: Development Cooperation, 1982 Review, OECD, Paris 1982, Ch. 12, dealing with “new” NICs.
See for a general discussion e.g. OECD, op. cit. Development Cooperation, 1982 Review, OECD, Paris 1982, Ch. 12, dealing with “new” NICs. or an older study by the OECD: The impact of the Newly Industrializing Countries on Production and Trade in Manufactures, OECD, Paris 1979.
According to the “Economisch Dagblad”, April 6th, 1983, p. 9, William Brock, US trade representative, has stated that goods worth 2.6 billion dollars have been taken out of the GSP of the US.
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Koekkoek, K.A. On the case for graduation. Intereconomics 18, 225–229 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02928222
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