The European Community and the Developing Countries (Trade and Development) - Softcover

Grilli, Enzo R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521478995 ISBN 13: 9780521478991

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

The European Community has long been the largest trading bloc in the world. It is also on the way to becoming the world's largest integrated economic zone. Its trade, aid and development cooperation policies are therefore of great importance to developing countries. At the same time, the developing countries have continued to be of interest to the Community, both as outlets for its exports and capital investments and as sources of raw materials. This 1993 book analyses and evaluates European Community trade, aid and industrial policies towards developing countries - their origin, main features, logic, evolution and effectiveness in reaching the goals assigned to them. The author sums up the state of Europe's development policies by describing them as regional in scope, colonial in geographical emphasis, discriminatory in their effects and lacking in overall cogency. This incisive re-evaluation illustrates the different strategies the EC countries might pursue in their relations with the outside world as they progress towards fuller economic integration.

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From the Back Cover

This book analyzes and evaluates EC trade, aid and industrial policies towards developing countries-their origin, main features, evolution and efficacy. Although the EC was established 30 years ago and its states have become economically dominant in world affairs, the author shows that its policies directed at developing countries lack cogency, developmental design and general effectiveness.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521478995
• ISBN 13: 9780521478991
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 408