00892nam a22001097a 4500100004100000245006900041260002200110300000800132520047200140650005600612856011400668  aUnited Nations Development Programme  aIllicit Financial Flows from Least Developed Countries-1990-2008  aUSA:bUNDPc2011.  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.  aGood Governance Tax Evasion Corruption Cross-border  uhttp://iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/illicit_financial_flows_from_least_developed_countries-1990-2008.pdf