Search results for: “developed countries”

  • Less-Developed Countries

    Less-Developed Countries Less-Developed Countries (LDCs) and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Less-Developed Countries (LDCs): An alternative term for developing countries. […]

  • Developed Countries

    Summary of Developed Countries A generalized grouping of the industrialized nations. Customarily, the term is applied to those nations that are members of the organization for economic cooperation And Development (read this and related legal terms for further details) plus the […]

  • Developed Countries

    Summary of Developed Countries A generalized grouping of the industrialized nations. Customarily, the term is applied to those nations that are members of the organization for economic cooperation And Development (read this and related legal terms for further details) plus the […]

  • Least Developed Countries

    Summary of Least Developed Countries Those nations suffering the most severe economic and development problems, and requiring substantial and ongoing economic assistance. As a general rule, they are nations with a literacy rate of less than 20 percent and per capita income below two hundred […]

  • Least-developed Country

    Hierarchical Display of Least-developed country Economics > Economic conditions > Economic development Least-developed country Concept of Least-developed country See the dictionary definition of Least-developed country. Characteristics of Least-developed country [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] […]

  • Least-developed Country

    Hierarchical Display of Least-developed country Economics > Economic conditions > Economic development Least-developed country Concept of Least-developed country See the dictionary definition of Least-developed country. Characteristics of Least-developed country [rtbs name=”xxx-xxx”] […]

  • Developing Countries

    Developing Countries in International Trade Meaning of Developing Countries, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The developing countries generally lack a high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated […]

  • Developing Countries

    Developing Countries in International Trade Meaning of Developing Countries, according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The developing countries generally lack a high degree of industrialization, infrastructure and other capital investment, sophisticated […]

  • Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

    Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries Summary of Organization Of Petroleum Exporting Countries A cartel of oil-producing nations founded at Baghdad in 1960 by Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela. The cartel was joined subsequently by Qatar (1961), Indonesia […]

  • Industrialized Countries

    Industrial Countries or Industrialized Countries and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Industrial Countries or Industrialized Countries: (Also known as developed countries) A […]

  • Industrialized Countries

    Industrial Countries or Industrialized Countries and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Industrial Countries or Industrialized Countries: (Also known as developed countries) A […]

  • East Bloc Countries

    Former East Bloc Countries and the GATT Policy Negotiations In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Former East Bloc Countries: Countries that comprised the now-defunct East Bloc (i.e., those "dominated […]

  • Lesser Developed Country

    Lesser Developed Country in International Law Meaning of Lesser Developed Country (LLDC), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): The classification LDC was developed by the United Nations to give some guidance to donor agencies and countries about and equitable […]

  • Less Developed Country

    Less Developed Country in International Law Meaning of Less Developed Country (LDC), according to the Dictionary of International Trade (Global Negotiator): A country showing: (1) a poverty level of income; (2) a high rate of population increase; (3) a substantial portion of its workers […]

  • Less Developed Country Corporation

    As provided in the 1980s in U.S. tax laws, a firm that derived at least 80 percent of its income in less developed countries (LDCs) and had at least 80 percent of its assets in LDCs. Dividend and interest income from such corporations was excluded from foreign-base company income to the extent it wa…