Level of Processing of Exports: New Estimates for 73 Less-Developed Countries in 1970 and 1980
- 1 September 1986
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in International Studies Quarterly
- Vol. 30 (3) , 333-350
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2600421
Abstract
A large body of literature in political science, sociology, and development economics asserts that specialization in the export of unprocessed goods hinders a nation's economic development. However, attempts to test that thesis empirically have been thwarted by the absence of a good measure of export processing. In this paper we introduce such a measure and use it to provide estimates of export processing for 73 (LDCs) in 1970 and 1980.Keywords
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