A few months ago, Dr Eppler took over the ministry responsible for German development aid. The new minister considers development aid an important instrument for the international détente, which is to facilitate cooperation between peoples and which, in the long run, will guarantee world peace....

The spectacular opening of the People’s Republic of China to the capitalist world market and the flourishing state of East-West cooperation-up to the Afghanistan crisis-show that cooperation with more advanced industrial countries in selected fields is seen as a promising means of speeding...

For quite some time, and with Increasing commitment, people in the member states of the European Community have been discussing the question which role the Community should play in future as regards the developing countries in Africa, Asla and Latin America. From numerous quarters, the view is...