KCP Perspectives 1(2)

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KCP Perspectives 1(2)

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This brief includes the following headings: trade policy and development; key lessons from the KCP projects; global reform of agriculture: complementary policies matter; and development policy analysis with MAMS.

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“World Bank. 2012. KCP Perspectives 1(2). KCP Perspective 1(2). World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/10851 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

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