This paper examines the Right to Development (RtD) in the context of the ongoing negotiations to finalize Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) that African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are signing with the European Union (EU). These EPAs are being negotiated within the Cotonou...

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Ch.1: The Evolution of EU Development Policy -- Ch.2: The Enlarged European Union and the Developing World: What Future? -- Ch.3: European Development Policymaking: Globalisation and the Post-Lomé World -- Ch.4: Clash of Civilisations of Intercultural...

What kind of technical assistance and capacity building benefits do developing countries enjoy if they sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with developed countries? This is a frequently asked question among developing country officials involved in FTA policymaking. While we tend to normatively...

Was sind die Strukturprobleme der Entwicklungsländer, durch die erwünschte wirtschaftliche, politische und soziale Veränderungen blockiert bleiben? Welche Entwicklungsstrategien sind unter den aktuellen Bedingungen geeignet, um solche Veränderungsprozesse in Gang zu setzen? Das Scheitern...

The Economic North-South Divide explores the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North-South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to...

Unter veränderten weltpolitischen und weltwirtschaftlichen Konstellationen stellt sich die Frage, ob Entwicklungszusammenarbeit in ihrer jetzigen Form noch zeitgemäß ist. Sind ihre Ziele, Strukturen und Instrumente noch angemessen? Wie muss sie auf neue globale Herausforderungen reagieren,...