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The world's trade regime is promoted by international agencies and most governments as the best way to lift the poor out of poverty and achieve sustainable development. But does it contribute to human development or not? This reassessment looks in detail at the way it has worked under the GATT and under the World Trade Organization, and analyses how it is working and how it can be improved. The book aims to make major contribution to the debates surrounding globalization and the impact of trade on the poor, on social stability and on the environment. It is intended to provide a benchmark for f

The past two decades have seen some of the most rapid changes in the world environment in recent human history. A key engine of change is a globalization process led by capital flows of unprecedented magnitude, unevenly spread around the globe, which are increasingly dwarfing the role of ever diminishing concessional aid. Ironically, an NGO future with vastly decreased aid can herald a healthy transformation. It should facilitate a move away from the current resource transfer paradigm, reducing the asymmetrical & often unaccountable power that is currently conferred on Northern NGOs in their relationships with their Southern counterparts. Thereby, it should engender more genuine partnerships between such organizations, altering the substantive roles of both Northern & Southern NGOs & the relationships between them. Moving beyond relations premised on aid should enhance the possibilities of building a much stronger global movement for social justice & poverty eradication. 13 References. Adapted from the source document.

Deals with environmental problems and disputes over natural resources in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia, in context of the 1997 regional financial crisis. Included in a collection of articles under the overall title "Alternative security in the Asia-Pacific".