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The political economy of development
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This academic site promotes excellence in teaching and researching economics and development, and the advancing of describing, understanding, explaining and theorizing. (Róbinson Rojas)
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World Development Indicators 2005  - The World Bank Group
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Table of Contents - Foreword - Acknowledgments - Preface - Partners - Users guide
Section 1. World View
Section 2. People
Section 3. Environment
Section 4. Economy
Section 5. States and Markets
Section 6. Global Links
Bibliography and Methodology
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6. GLOBAL LINKS

Introduction 319

Tables
6.1 Integration with the global economy 322
6.2 Direction and growth of merchandise trade 326
6.3 OECD trade with low- and middle-income economies 329
6.4 Primary commodity prices 332
6.5 Regional trade blocs 334
6.6 Tariff barriers 338
6.7 Global private financial flows 342
6.8 Net financial flows from Development Assistance Committee members 346
6.9 Aid fl ows from Development Assistance Committee members 348
6.10 Aid dependency 350
6.11 Distribution of net aid by Development Assistance Committee members 354
6.12 Net financial flows from multilateral institutions 358
6.13 Movement of people 362
6.14 Travel and tourism 366

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6a Average gross capital flows to developing countries are half those to high-income countries 320
6b Remittances are growing in importance 321
6c Improving data on remittance flows 321
6.1a Commercial service exports are becoming increasingly important in South Asia 325
6.2a Growing trade in developing countries 328
6.3a Surging trade 331
6.7a More foreign direct investment for developing countries 345
6.8a Who were the largest donors in 2003? 347
6.9a Offi cial development assistance from non-DAC donors 349
6.10a New directions for aid 353
6.11a The fl ow of aid from DAC members refl ects global events and priorities 357
6.12a World Bank net lending and grants in 2003 361
6.14a Tourism from developing countries is on the rise 369