Developing the nations of the Global South : a United Nations prescription for the Third Millennium / Paulos Milkias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milkias, Paulos.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For four decades the UN has attempted to foster development in the countries of the global south. The book provides a synopsis of these efforts, from the Brandt Commission Report to Boutros Boutros Ghali's Agenda for Development. Prof. Milkias presents opposing arguments in allotting responsibility for the growing gap between the North and the South and details the Millennium Development Goals and assesses their successes and failures so far. He provides suggestions for closing the gap, for removing the debt burden that is currently crushing the nations of the South, and for relieving the poverty...

Contents:

Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1. International Organization; Chapter 2. The North-South Gap: Who Is To Blame?; Chapter 3. The Panacea of the 1970's: Revisiting the Brandt Commission; Chapter 4. The UN Agenda for Development; Chapter 5. Fundamentals of the Ghali Proposal and Third World Development; Chapter 6. Globalization, The World Trade Organization and the South; Chapter 7. The Millennium Development Goals; Chapter 8. Quo Vadis Africa; Bibliography; Index; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-725-1

OCLC:

615631633