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Record Nr.

UNINA9910798659603321

Autore

Arnold Guy

Titolo

Third world handbook : second edition / / by Guy Arnold

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2016

ISBN

1-4742-9174-0

1-4742-9173-2

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

History and politics in the 20th century: Bloomsbury Academic

Disciplina

338.90091724

Soggetti

Economic development - Developing countries

Industrialization - Developing countries

Developing countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1.End of Empires -- 2.The United Nations -- 3.The Third World and Non-Alignment -- 4.Third World Regional Groupings -- 1.Africa -- 2.The Middle East -- 3.Eastern Asia -- 4.Latin America and the Caribbean -- 5.The Commonwealth -- 6.The EC and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group (ACP) -- 5.Aid and Its Agencies -- 6.OPEC and Oil Power -- 7.A New International Economic Order -- 8.The Population Factor -- 9.Resources and Exploitation -- 10.Biographical Notes -- 11.Country Gazetteer.

Sommario/riassunto

"What is it that allowed countries as diverse as Brazil and India, Kuwait and Grenada, Nigeria and Fiji to be labelled as Third World? Generously illustrated with maps, charts and tables, The Third World Handbook encapsulates in one volume the chief developments, achievements, problems and attitudes which between them have produced what we call the Third World up until the early 1990s. The book further covers topics such as the end of the European-ruled empires; the role of the United Nations; the Non-Aligned Movement; the development of aid agencies, the advent of OPEC and the growth of oil power; and population, resources and exploitation."--Bloomsbury Publishing.