This paper is a synopsis of the book by Kathryn Morton and Peter Tulloch, A Reference Survey on Trade and Development. The chapter titles include: Why trade at all?; The LDCs [Least Developed Countries] in World Trade; Institutions in World Trade; Issues in Commodity Trade; Competing foodstuffs – a special case; LDC Exports and Manufactures; Foreign Investment and LDC trade; and The Regional Option.