 Trade in Commodities: the Integrated ProgrammeAlexander J. Yeats Chapter 4 in Trade and Development Policies, 1981, pp 62-90 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract 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. Keywords: Retail Price; Commodity Price; Integrate Programme; Export Earning; Freight Rate (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-16585-8_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-16585-8_4 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan |
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