
Rich Country Interests and Third World Development
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2025
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-1-032-99484-0 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1982, Rich Country Interests and Third World Development adds breadth and specificity to the exploration of the interests in Third World development of eleven "rich" countries-the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, the United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and France.
The authors analyze a spectrum of Northern economic, political, and security interests in development in the South. They also examine how national experiences, political traditions, humanistic values, and changing attitudes have influenced perceptions of and relationships with Third World countries over three decades of dramatic change in the North-South environment.
This book helps lay a foundation for negotiated solutions to North-South issues by offering a greater appreciation of differences as well as commonalities in interests both among and within industrial and developing countries. An overview chapter points to issues broader than those raised in the country studies and addresses a critical question: On what terms is it in the interests of the North and South to pursue and fashion interdependence between them in the 1980s?
The authors analyze a spectrum of Northern economic, political, and security interests in development in the South. They also examine how national experiences, political traditions, humanistic values, and changing attitudes have influenced perceptions of and relationships with Third World countries over three decades of dramatic change in the North-South environment.
This book helps lay a foundation for negotiated solutions to North-South issues by offering a greater appreciation of differences as well as commonalities in interests both among and within industrial and developing countries. An overview chapter points to issues broader than those raised in the country studies and addresses a critical question: On what terms is it in the interests of the North and South to pursue and fashion interdependence between them in the 1980s?
Reviews / Votes
Review of the first publication:'This timely book...examines the actual and perceived interests of eleven industrialized countries in such matters as trade, commodity agreements, aid, energy supply, and international assistance.'
-- A. P. Thirlwall, The Economic Journal, Volume 93, Issue 370
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
860 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-99484-0 (9781032994840)
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Robert Cassen | Richard Jolly | John W. Sewell
Rich Country Interests and Third World Development
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Persons
Robert Cassen, Richard Jolly, John W. Sewell, Robert Wood
Content
1. Overview 2. The United States and the Third World: Ties that Bind 3. Canada and Third World Development: Testing Mutual Interests 4. Japan and the Third World: Coincidence or Divergence of Interests 5. Australia's Interest in Third World Development: The Perspective of a Resource Exporter 6. British Interests and Third World Development 7. Rich Country Interests and Third World Development: The Federal Republic of Germany 8. Rich Country Interests and Third World Development: The Netherlands 9. Interests of Scandinavian Countries in Third World Development 10. Rich Country Interests and Third World Development: France Statistical Appendix