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

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.

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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