The Developing Countries and the World Economic Order

In: Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Economics Ser

Abstract

Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I -- 1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- Towards an international economy -- Colonialism -- Emigration and the export of capital -- Why did not all countries develop? -- Economic development between the wars -- A world order comes into being -- The institutional framework -- Economic recovery in Europe and Japan -- The world order begins to function -- The developing countries in the world economy -- Decolonisation -- The economic development of the developing countries -- Critique of the existing order -- Poor and less poor developing countries -- The threat from the developing countries -- A world order in crisis -- 2 THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' DEMANDS FOR A NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER -- The developing countries' demands evolve -- The economico-political prelude to a New International Economic Order -- UN decision on a New International Economic Order -- From decision to practical action -- PART II -- 3 MOVING TOWARDS A NEW INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER -- What actually is an international economic order? -- Is there a proposal for a new world order? -- How does a new world order come into being? -- A critical look at some central demands of the developing countries -- Indexation and deteriorating terms of trade -- The integrated commocity programme - stabilisation of prices and export revenues -- UNCTAD'S code of conduct for liner conferences -- Debt cancellation -- The forgotten aid -- 4 AN EQUITABLE WORLD ORDER -- International and national problems -- New or equitable international economic order -- Unity and negotiating strength -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Appendix I: The Declaration and Programme of Action for the Establishment of a New International Economic Order of the Sixth Special Session of the General Assembly of the UN. -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M.