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....

"Designed to replace the same author's The European Union and the Third World, this new text provides systematic coverage of the European Union's policies in relation to the developing world in the twenty-first century and includes substantial coverage of governance issues and the relationship...

This chapter analyzes the European Union's (EU) development initiatives in Africa. The relationship between the EU and Africa dates back to the inauguration of the EU in the 1950s and has since undergone different iterations as a paragon of Global North and Global South development interactions....

Aid for Trade is a new international program to help developing countries meet the challenges of the multilateral trading system and benefit from the liberalization process. The European Union as the largest aid provider in the world is among the donors which has accepted this program and...