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From the Publisher This book assesses the relationship between the major international economic organizations--the World Bank, IMF, GATT, INCTAD--and the Third World. This issue is becoming increasingly central to the discussion of the appropriate routes for economic development. KEY TOPICS: Considers The Third World in the World Economy; Regimes, International Economic Organizations and Development Diplomacy; The International Monetary Fund and the Third World; The World Bank and the Third World; The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Third World; The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Third World; and Justice, Efficiency and International Economic Organizations. Includes up-to-date cases and examples. From the Back Cover This book assesses the relationship between the major international economic organizations—the World Bank, IMF, GATT, INCTAD—and the Third World. This issue is becoming increasingly central to the discussion of the appropriate routes for economic development.Considers The Third World in the World Economy; Regimes, International Economic Organizations and Development Diplomacy; The International Monetary Fund and the Third World; The World Bank and the Third World; The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Third World; The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and the Third World; and Justice, Efficiency and International Economic Organizations. Includes up-to-date cases and examples.For those interested in international and development economics and international relations.