Trade and International Commodity Programs
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چکیده
The search for solutions to problems in international commodity trade has been more actively pursued during the past five years than at any previous time in history. Long negotiations in the Kennedy Round were aimed both at tariff questions and at establishing international commodity arrangements. The need for improved commodity trading arrangements was emphasized by developing countries at the first United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 1) in Geneva and at UNCTAD 2 in India.
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