附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-280) and index.
Six decades of economic and social development policies -- Beyond terms of trade: convergence, divergence and (un)creative destruction -- The evolution of development thinking -- The neoliberal tide of the 'Washington Consensus' -- Aid to development and the bipolar world -- ODA after the Cold War: less money on tougher conditions -- Lomé: reflecting North-South relations since colonial times -- Oil: temporarily a special case -- The Asian tigers: what do they prove? -- The debt crisis: historical roots and 'debt management' during the 1980s -- Too little, too slowly: dragging the debt problem into the third millennium -- The WTO: tilting trade rules further against the South -- Textiles and apparel: double standards of adjustment and transition -- Towards a more equal world order.
摘要:This book is an addition to the debate and should appeal to anyone interested in economic development and history.