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Crisis & Response The challenge to South-South economic co-operation

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    First Published in 1989. It was time for countries of the South to establish a body of men who would help chart the way forward for the world's developing countries of Africa and Latin America. This volume has been developed from the time when Third World Foundation and the Malaysian Institute of Strategic and International Studies convened in Kuala Lumpur a meeting of 100 scholars and statesmen from 23 countries of the South in May 1986, called 'South-South II: Charting the Way Forward', and actions by the Steering Group since.

    Part 1 South-South co-operation: Charting the way forward; Chapter 1 A keynote address to the South, Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathir MohamadThis is the text of the keynote address by the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato’ Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to South-South II: Charting the Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statesmen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from May 5-8, 1986.; Chapter 2 For the South, a time to think, Shridath S RamphalThis paper was originally presented to South-South II: Charting the Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statesmen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 5-8, 1986.Shridath S Ramphal is Secretary-General of the Commonwealth.; Chapter 3 South-South co-operation: Challenge to political process, Michael ManleyThis paper was originally presented to South-South II: Charting the Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statesmen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 5-8, 1986.Michael Manley is former Prime Minister of Jamaica.; Chapter 4 Obstacles to South-South co-operation, Gamani CoreaThis paper was originally presented to South-South II: Charting The Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statesmen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 5-8, 1986.Dr Gamani Corea is former Secretary-General of UNCTAD.; Chapter 5 South-South co-operation: Challenges and opportunities, Dragoslav AvramovicThis paper was originally presented to South-South II: Charting the Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statemen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 5-8, 1986.Dragoslav Avramovic is Economic Adviser to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in Washington, DC.; Chapter 6 Opportunities for South-South co-operation, Farooq SobhanThis paper was originally presented to South-South IT. Charting the Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statemen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 5-8, 1986.The paper was published as an ISIS Issue Paper in 1987.Farooq Sobhan, at the time of writing, is the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Malaysia.; Chapter 7 South-South co-operation: Strategies for the 1980s, Kamal HossainReproduced with permission from The Rich and the Poor: Development, Negotiations and Co-operation—An Assessment, Altaf Gauhar (ed), London: Third World Foundation, 1983, pp 187-204.This paper was presented to South-South I, the South-South Conference in Beijing, China held from April 4-7, 1983.Kamal Hossain is a former Foreign Minister of Bangladesh.; Part 2 South-South trade; Chapter 8 Trade between developing countries, Sanjaya LallReproduced from Trade and Development: An UNCTAD Review, No 6 Geneva: UNCTAD, 1985, pp 1-16.The paper is based upon a research proposal on trade between developing countries prepared for UNCTAD. The author is grateful to the editors and referees of the Review for helpful comments.Sanjaya Lall, at the time of writing, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Economics and Statistics, and Fellow at Green College, Oxford.; Chapter 9 South-South trade: Significance and aspects, Benno EngelsReproduced with permission from Economics: A Biannual Collection of Recent German Contributions to the Field of Economic Science, Vol 34, Tübingen: Institute for Scientific Co-operation, 1986, pp 49-69.Benno Engels is with the German Overseas Institute, Hamburg.; Chapter 10 South-South trade and economic co-operation: Some notes on future strategy, Alister McIntyreThis paper was originally presented to South-South II: Charting the Way Forward — the Second Summit of Third World Scholars and Statesmen held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from May 5-8, 1986.Alister Mclntyre, at the time of writing, is Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD.These notes represent the writer's personal views and should not in any way be attributed to the UNCTAD Secretariat.; Part 3 Co-operation in primary commodities; Chapter 11 The role of primary commodities in economic co-operation among developing countries, Dragoslav AvramovicReproduced with permission from, i]Primary Commodities: Challenge to Co-operation Among Developing Countries[/i], Ljubljana,: Research Centre for Co-operation with Developing Countries, 1986, pp 27-52. Dragoslav Avramovic is Economic Adviser to the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in Washington, DC.; Chapter 12 Primary and processed commodities in South-South trade, Mehmet ArdaReproduced with permission from Primary Commodities: Challenge to Co-operation Among Developing Countries, Ljubljana: Research Centre for Co-operation with Developing Countries, 1986, pp 127-146.; Chapter 13 Marketing of commodities: Approaches and arrangements for developing countries, Alister MclntyreReproduced with permission from Proceedings of the International Seminar on Commodities, Vol 2, pp 17-26. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia. The International Seminar on Commodities was held in Kuala Lumpur from July 21-25, 1986.The writer at the time of presentation of the paper held the post of Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD.This paper contains personal views, which should not be attributed to the UNCTAD secretariat. The writer is deeply indebted to Mr A Megzari, Chief of the Non-ICA Branch of the Commodities Division, UNCTAD for preparing the draft of this paper.; Part 4 Co-operation in finance; Chapter 14 Financial co-operation among developing countries: Issues and opportunities, Dragoslav AvramovicReproduced with permission from the Rich and the Poor: Development, Negotiations and Co-operation — An Assessment, Altai Gauhar (ed), London: Third World Foundation, 1983, pp 205-225.This paper was presented to South-South I, the South-South Conference in Beijing, China held from April 4-7, 1983. This paper is a revised version of the main document which was submitted to the Expert Group meeting of the Group of 77 in Jamaica on March 26-31,1982, under the title: ‘The Jamaica Meeting on Finance: Major questions’. In addition, it includes the findings of another document submitted in Jamaica, entitled: The Caracas Programme on Finance: Substance and implementation’.Dragoslav Avramovic, at the time of writing, is Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD.; Chapter 15 South-South monetary arrangements in the balance, Andrew ShengThis paper was published originally in 1986 as Part of an ISIS South-South Series.Andrew Sheng is Advisor to Bank Negara, Malaysia's central bank, and manager of its bank regulation dePart ment.; Chapter 16 Money and South-South co-operation, Frances StewartReproduced with permission from Third World Quarterly, Vol 9, No 4 (October 1987), pp 1184-1205.Frances Stewart is a Senior Research Officer at Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford and a Fellow of Sommerville College, Oxford.; Chapter 17 External debt crisis and development: The international debt situation in mid-1987This is the Report of the UN Secretary-General to the 42nd Session of the General Assembly, Doc. A/42/23 (Sept 16, 1987).; Chapter 18 Developing countries’ external debt and South-South economic co-operation, Mojmir MrakReproduced with permission from Development & South-South Co-operation, Vol 1, No 1 (December 1985), pp 170-188.Mojmir Mrak, at the time of writing, is a Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Co-operation with Developing Countries, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.; Part 5 Co-operation in technology, information and energy; Chapter 19 The quest for technology transfer, Anuwar AliThis paper was published originally in 1986 as Part of an ISIS South-South series.Anuwar Ali, at the time of writing, is a Lecturer in the Economics Faculty of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (National University of Malaysia).; Chapter 20 Free flow of information: Myths and shibboleths, Altaf GauharReproduced with permission from South-South Strategy, Altaf Gauhar (ed), London: Third World Foundation, 1983, pp 66-87.Altaf Gauhar is Editor-in-Chief of South magazine, Secretary-General of the Third World Foundation for Social and Economic Studies and Editor of Third World Quarterly.; Chapter 21 The role of energy in South-South co-operation, Ali A AttigaReproduced with permission from The Rich and the Poor: Development, Negotiations and Co-operation—An Assessment, Altaf Gauhar (ed), London: Third World Foundation, 1983, pp 159-186.This paper was originally presented to South-South I, the South-South Conference in Beijing, held from April 4-7, 1983.Ali AAttiga, at the time of writing, is Secretary-General of the Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily represent those of OAPEC or its member-countries. The figures used for comparison in this paper are for 1980 unless stated otherwise.; Part 6 Co-operation in education; Chapter 22 The role of universities in South-South co-operation, Walter J KambaReproduced with permission from Linking the South: The Route to Economic Co-operation, Bernard Chidzero and Altaf Gauhar (eds), London: Third World Foundation, 1986, pp 216-228.Walter J Kamba, at the time of writing, is Vice-Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe.; Chapter 23 The role of the university in integration, Ivan Lavados MontesReproduced with permission from Regional Integration: The Latin American Experience London, Third World Foundation, 1985, pp 234-247.Ivan Lavados Montes, at the time of writing, is Executive Director of the Inter-University Centre on Development, and Professor of Political Economy at the University of Chile.; Part 7 Reaffirming North-South relations; Chapter 24 Economic interdependence between rich and poor nations, Nurul IslamReproduced with permission from South-South Strategy, Altaf Gauhar (ed), London: Third World Foundation, 1983, pp 173-193.Nurul Islam, at the time of writing, is Assistant Director-General of the Economic and Social Policy DePart ment at the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO).; Chapter 25 North-South co-operation: Why and how the South must persist, Shridath S RamphalReproduced with permission from The Rich and the Poor: Development, Negotiations and Co-operation — An Assessment, Altaf Gauhar (ed), London: Third World Foundation, 1983, pp 101-128.This paper was presented to South-South I, the South-South Conference in Beijing, China, held from April 4-7, 1983.Shridath S Ramphal is Commonwealth Secretary-General.];

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