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.

Part Four of GATT and the GATT Policy Negotiations

In relation to the GATT Policy Negotiations, Christopher Mark (1993) provided the following explanation and/or definition of Part Four of GATT: Articles 36, 37, and 38, added to the GATT in 1966 to address the development needs of less-developed contracting parties. These Articles are essentially exhortative, as they contain no binding obligations on GATT members.

Less Developed Countries

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on less developed countries explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

Resources

Further Reading

• The entry “less developed countries” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press