Trade facilitation measures improve the trading environment by reducing transaction costs and thereby increasing the gains from trade.

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THERE is enough evidence to show that often, development policies adopted by governments have widened the disparities amongst sections of people.

Governmental efforts towards fertility reduction often face a dilemma: babies who are planners' worry are also a parent's hope and joy (Mandelbaum 1974:110). The beliefs of the people on this subject and what planners believe ought to be done may on occasion diverge substantially.

Fertility behaviour includes not only biological but also social reproduction, involving a complex network of institutions.