The emergence of new powers in the global South is reconfiguring the institutions of global governance. New institutions are being formed and old ones revitalised in a rejuvenation of South-South political and economic cooperation. This paper examines the recently agreed round of negotiations...

Intro -- GLOBALIZATION THRUST: DRIVING NATIONS COMPETITIVE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- UNDERSTANDING GLOBALIZATION -- THE DEBATE - FOR AND AGAINST GLOBALIZATION -- DETERMINANTS OF GLOBAL TRADE -- GLOBAL TRADE DYNAMICS -- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION -- OUTGROWTH OF NEW MARKETS -- DEFINING CONCEPTS OF...

"This book addresses the difficulties and challenges that developing countries have faced in world trade. It explores different aspect of trade integrations, trade policies, trade corporations in developing countries and related topics"--

The development process can advance more rapidly than ever before in the new global economy. While opening their economies to trade and investment is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve sustained high growth and reduce poverty, it is by no means a sufficient condition....

Development as self-interest -- Targeted development in perspective -- Maximizing utility vis- a-vis developing countries -- Re-orienting foreign aid -- Preferential trade agreements as development policy -- Climate finance for developing countries