Machine generated contents note: Introduction * PART I: A CONTEMPORARY HISTORY * Origins of the South * The Rise of the 'New South' * Globalization and the South * PART II: STATES AND REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OF THE SOUTH * Pivotal states of the South * Regionalism and the South * PART III:...

The principles, values and manifestations of multilateralism, including the United Nations, are under sustained scrutiny and assault. Their performance and effectiveness are questioned, as are their decision-making procedures and their representation according to 21st century standards of...