This paper by Deb Kusum Das explores the relationship between trade liberalization and industrial productivity in developing countries, drawing upon a large number of studies in Latin America, Africa and Asia. It is based on the author’s Ph.D dissertation “ Some Aspects of Productivity Growth and Trade in Indian Industry” which has been submitted to the University of Delhi. Beginning with a discussion of an appropriate measure of trade liberalization, the paper reviews the relationship between trade liberalization and industrial productivity at different levels of disaggregation.
