ABSTRACT
As discussed in Chapter 2, a number of organizations and businesses are already engaged in microtrade-type transactions, selling local, handmade products from developing countries, including LDCs, in the markets of developed countries. The empirical survey of businesses shows that there are demands for LPPs by developed-country consumers 1 and that the essential point of microtrade, creating sustainable income for LPP producers based on the large price differences between LDCs and developed countries, is proved valid from the existence of actual businesses on the ground. 2 Yet, the existing micro-type transactions and the work of those businesses are yet to achieve poverty alleviation for the majority of LDC populations due to their limited geographical coverage and small business scopes although they undoubtedly helped many LPP producers.
