Bilateral Graduation: The Impact of EPAs on LDC Trade Space
研究了欧盟与非洲、加勒比和太平洋国家正在谈判的经济伙伴关系协定如何影响最不发达国家在国际贸易体系中的空间，发现这些协定推动它们从特殊和差别待遇中有效毕业，同时创新了应对欠发达的政策工具。
As trade is prominently mainstreamed into development policies, the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the EU and the African, Carribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are a turning point in Least Developed Countries (LDC) engagement with the international trading system. The process covers most UN-designated LDCs and is the first time they feature in the first row of international trade talks. We explore how the space LDCs occupy in the trade regime will be affected by EPAs. The analysis suggests that they move LDCs towards effective graduation from special and differential treatment, while innovating on policy tools to address underdevelopment.