00981nam a22001337a 4500100004100000245007600041260005200117300000800169520047200177650006000649856011800709942000700827999001300834  aUnited Nations Development Programme  aIllicit Financial Flows from the Least Developed Countries: 1990–2008  aUSAbUnited Nations Development Programmec2011  a68p  aThis paper explores the scale and composition of illicit financial flows from the 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Illicit financial flows involve the cross-border transfer of the proceeds of corruption, trade in contraband goods, criminal activities and tax evasion. In recent years, considerable interest has arisen over the extent to which such flows may have a detrimental impact on development and governance in both developed and developing countries alike.  aBalance of Payments Corruption Illicit Flows Mispricing  uhttp://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/illicit_financial_flows_from_the_least_developed_countries_1990_2008.pdf  cCF  c124d124