Transnational Networks in Global Development: Canada and the Third World

In: International social science journal: ISSJ, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 383-397

Abstract

Using documentary & other data for 1985/86, the patterns of interdependence & linkages of communities within Canada with their international networks in Third World countries are delineated, with special reference to people-centered sustainable development of communities in less-developed nations. The roles of governmental & nongovernmental organizations & community/citizen participation in development processes, & the nature & quality of local participation in micro-macro linkage, are considered. Demonstrated is how the Canadian International Development Agency, despite political & economic constraints, has encouraged citizen participation & self-help in the Third World; in fact, Canadian citizen participation in local-global affairs has been significant. A new paradigm of global development is presented, & it is argued that problem-solving mechanisms should be developed in a global context on a long-term basis, & through international cooperation. It is emphasized that the present global crises & development challenges demand a fundamental change in national governmental structures & international institutions & organizations with regard to popular participation. 2 Illustrations, 37 References. Modified AA