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Abstract: Proponents of direct foreign investments have argued, almost to a fault, that multinationsl from the developed market economies are the "engines" of development in the less-developed countries of the "South". This claim has been disputed by critics who argue that DME-based multinations have, in general, contributed to he underdevelopment of LDCs, with all its implications for "North-South" relations. this paper therefore examines the roles of multinations from the Newly-Industrializing Countries of the "South" and their implications for "South-South" relations.

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Abstract: The world is no longer divided along the neatly defined poles of ideology and development. With growing discontent around the results of economic globalisation there is a resurgence of South-South cooperation and a need to develop an alternative to the current orthodoxy that shapes the global agenda and the international political economy at large. But the response from the South is far from united. Despite a common need to address inequalities and unacceptable levels of poverty, countries are divided on basic approaches to achieve the ambitious outcomes required. These are compounded by ideological differences and power struggles of influence, which have traditionally hampered progressive South-South dialogue in the past. The India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) alliance is different. With common goals and objectives, and a coherent agenda, IBSA proposes a feasible plan to address some of the most pressing issues in the developing world by integrating the South, engaging the developed north and effectively using multilateral fora to truly benefit the marginalised masses in developing countries. IBSA proposes greater coherence and dialogue toward tangible economic and developmental outcomes as opposed to the ideologically loaded rhetoric that tends to dominate other (and previous) alliances of the South – united in what they are against, but vague on feasible alternatives for progress forward. This paper will explore the role of IBSA - and its priorities - in shaping the new and emerging economic order from the South. IBSA forms the hard core of developing countries that is carving out a new path for economic development for less developed countries and seeks to integrate the majority of less developed countries that have been largely excluded from the formal global economic systems. This approach of engagement and targeted development programmes will be discussed.

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This paper traces the evolution and characteristics of Chinese and Japanese aid since the beginning of their aid programs. It surveys their trends, patterns, and types of aid flows. The paper turns then to the implications of these donors’ aid policies for poverty reduction with special focus on Africa from both donor perspectives.
It argues that China and Japan aid programs share more similarities than dissimilarities. Moreover, both have a comparable aid strategy, which is not to concentrate on specific countries, as the objective is to have a balanced way of giving assistance.
This paper is based on a comparative assessment of China and Japan’s aid characteristics from 1950 to 2006. It seeks to clarify, on a global and regional context, particularly to Africa, some of the questions most recently discussed by scholars of the aid field: In what way are they different from each other and Western donors? Are they trying to contribute to new South-South cooperation and responding to the North’s hegemony in Africa? Do their development initiatives represent an adequate response for African governments against the traditional Northern development approaches?
While there is no direct confrontation between them in giving assistance, there is potential competition as both donors aid is an instrument of foreign policy to serve their interests.

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Abstract: The international coalition formation process has played a central role in the dynamics of multilateral and regional trade negotiations, particularly as concerns the outlook for the re-balance of central-peripheral forces of the international system. The reopening of a new round of multilateral negotiations, focusing precisely on new thematic challenges regarding international trade and routes to development, reintroduces the centrality of the role of South-South alliances.In practice, cooperative efforts of this nature are already making themselves felt with the formation of a series of coalitions, whereas emphasis must be placed on G-20 and G-3 (IBSA). The essential aspect to be retained is that, taking into consideration the dimension of the convergence of international business interests strictly speaking, the partnership between India and Brazil, at the starting point of efforts to build international coalitions, is clearly counterintuitive.With a basis on the Compared Foreign Policy Analysis, the objective of this paper is to contribute towards a more comprehensive understanding of the bases (domestic and international) of the formation of international coalitions, of the South-South type in the new context of the multilateral agenda. A comparative matrix will be built as an analytical instrument. Based on databased with variables, the compared analysis of these variables will permit the itemization of vectors of convergence and divergence among the countries capable of indicating the stability and effectiveness of the coalition.

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Abstract: This paper explores an important dimension of political, social and economic relations between Cuba and its Caribbean neighbours, namely cooperation in the area of human development, specifically in health and education since the 1970s. It traces the evolution and the scope of this cooperation and emphasizes the considerable benefits that have been generated by this South-South development cooperation. It also seeks to analyze some disadvantages in the way the relationship has evolved and to suggest some policy priorities for the states and societies involved.