text New YorkUS UN 1999 monographic vii, 54 p. Takes stock of existing agreements and examines the fields in which there have been departures from MFN. Focuses on potential interactive effects of the MFN standard with other investment-related issues. Assesses the economic and development implications of the MFN standard. Concludes that the MFN principle is itself flexible in the sense that it allows in-built exceptions that counld accommodate development concerns of host countries. DC 3/7/00 M2LMGR 09.05.08 U587