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The Challenge to the South : the report of the South Commission.
Lippincott Library HC59.7 .C337 1990
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic policy.
- Political participation.
- Developing countries--Economic policy--Citizen participation.
- Developing countries.
- Democracy.
- International cooperation.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 325 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [1990]
- Summary:
- The struggle to overcome poverty and improve the quality of life for the three fourths of humanity living in the developing countries--the South--is the subject of this report by a high-level, independent group, from different backgrounds and political persuasions, from the South itself. It examines the South's development record, assesses the achievements, analyses the failings, and suggests direction for reform.
- Contents:
- 1. The South and its Tasks 1
- A World Divided 1
- A World in Transition 4
- The South and its Vision 9
- The Tasks of the South 14
- The Challenge to the South 23
- 2. The State of the South 25
- The Development Record of the South, 1950-80 25
- The Development Crisis of the 1980s 55
- The Bases for Renewed Hope: Human Resources and Scientific and Technological Development 73
- 3. Self-Reliant and People-Centred Development: the National Dimension 79
- The Need to Reorient Development Strategies 79
- The Development Imperative 82
- The Development of Human Resources 99
- Strategies for Science and Technology 109
- The State, Planning, and the Market 113
- The Gender Dimensions of Development 128
- Culture and Development 131
- Development and the Environment 134
- 4. Mobilizing the South: Towards Greater Co-operation Among Developing Countries 143
- The State and Prospects of South-South Co-operation 143
- Advancing South-South Co-operation: Strategy and Programmes 157
- A Programme of Priority Action for South-South Co-operation 206
- 5. North-South Relations and the Management of the International System 211
- One World: Interdependence and North-South Relations 211
- North-South Relations and the International System at the Close of the 1980s 214
- The Vision: A Rational and Development-Oriented International System 222
- The Proposals: Policies, Strategies, Processes, and Institutions 225
- The Next Step: A Global Programme of Immediate Action 268
- 6. The South on the Threshold of the Twenty-First Century 271
- Development: First Things First 272
- Towards Enhanced Development Effectiveness 274
- Overcoming the Knowledge Gap 277
- Protection of the Environment 279
- The Need for an Effective Population Policy 281
- The South and the Management of Global Interdependence 283
- Annexe: The Commission and Its Work 289.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198773110
- OCLC:
- 22207756
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