Development And Globalisation: Daring To Think Differently - Softcover

Development And Globalisation : Daring To Think Differently

pbk. Based on his experiences as director of the South Centre the intergovernmental think tank for the South Yash Tandon challenges what he describes as the misdirected aid and development policies of the last 30 years He oers alternative concepts and paradigms of development for policy makers and peoples movements on wide-ranging issues He challenges his readers to dare to think di erently According to Professor Tandon development is self-de ned It is primarily the responsibility of the South to develop itself the North does not have a duty to develop the South nor should the South expect it Development he believes is about building condence between governments and their people It is not about winning the condence of banks and global nancial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF which is what globalisation is all aboutThese essays reveal Tandons thinking on a cross-spectrum of issues including the reform of the Bretton Woods institutions climate change and food security industry trade innovation and intellectual property the global nancial crisis ending aid dependence and the Palestine?Israel question They are essential reading for those who believe that another world is possible 190 pp. Artikel-Nr. 93360

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