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Abbreviations

ACP
African, Caribbean and Pacific countries
AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see HIV)
ASEAN
Association of South East Asian Nations
CAP
Common Agricultural Policy
CAR
Central African Republic
CEAO
West African Economic Community
CEPGL
Economic Community of the Great Lakes
DDA
Swiss Development Cooperation Authority
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
FAO
Food and Agriculture Organisation
FRG
Federal Republic of Germany
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GNP
Gross National Product
GSP
General System of Preferences
HFCS
High Fructose Corn Syrup
HIV
the virus that causes AIDS
ICA
International Cocoa Agreement
ICCO
International Cocoa Organisation
ICO
International Coffee Organisation
IDA
International Development Association
IMF
International Monetary Fund
INRA
International Rubber Agreement
ISCOS
Instituto Sindacale per la Cooperazione Allo Sviluppo
ITO
International Trade Organisation
ITTO
International Tropical Timber Association
LDC
Least Developed Country
LDDC
Least Developed Developing Country
MARIUN
Mano River Union
MFA
Multi-Fibre Arrangement
MFN
Most Favoured Nation
NIC
Newly Industrialised Country
NNPC
Nigerian National Petroleum Company
ODI
Overseas Development Institute, London
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacture
OPEC
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
RSA
Republic of South Africa
SADCC
Southern African Development Coordination Conference
SAL
Structural Adjustment Loan
SCP
Single Cell Protein
SDR
Special Deposit Reserve (IMF currency)
SSA
Sub-Saharan Africa
TNC
Transnational company
TNI
Transnational Institute, Amsterdam
TWIN
Third World Information Network, London
UDEAC
Union Douanière et tconomique de l'Afrique Centrale
UN
United Nations
UNCTAD
UN Conference on Trade and Development
UNCTC
UN Centre for Transnational Corporations
UNDP
UN Development Programme
UNECA
UN Economic Commission for Africa
UNESCO
UN Education and Scientific body
UNICEF
UN Children's Emergency Fund
UNIDO
UN Industrial Development Organisation
UNPAAERD
UN Programme of Action for African Economic Recovery
USDA
US Department of Agriculture
Publisher: 
Pluto Press - TNI
Place: 
Boulde, Co.