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Explain how the dismantling of barriers to trade can help both developed and developing countries to achieve faster economic growth

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How Dismantling of Trade Barriers Helps Developed and Developing Countries to Achieve Faster Economic Growth

Introduction

In a globalized world , trade has more than ever before become one of the most important tools for spurring economic development (Rivera-Batiz Maria-Angels 2003 . International trade has provided the avenue for countries the world over to engage in exchange of goods and services with the result that economic activities have been greatly increased However , there have remained certain impediments to international trade

in the form of tariff and non-tariff barriers which have continued to slow down the otherwise fast rate of economic growth around the world In essence , there is an urgent need for the dismantling of all barriers to trade in order for both developing and developed countries to realize faster economic growth (Rivera-Batiz Maria-Angels 2003 . This paper explains how such dismantling of barriers to trade can bring about faster economic growth

Primary Import Products Attract Less Income

The nature of trade is such that primary products are usually lowly priced compared to refined products (Rivera-Batiz Maria-Angels 2003 Traditionally , the developing countries of the world rely more on the export of primary products which have not been refined and processed Therefore , they tend to get fewer benefits compared to the importing countries which , apart from the fact that they literally determine the price level of these commodities , actually refine these products and resell them at exorbitant prices to these developing nations . The developed...

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