A World divided : the less developed countries in the international economy / edited by G.K. Helleiner.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Part -- Issues in International Trading Policy: 2. A new international strategy for primary commodities Alfred Maizels; 3. The potential for monopolistic commodity pricing by developing countries Marian Radetzski; 4. The dynamics of the new poor power Paul Streeten; 5. The direction of international trade: gains and losses for the Third World Frances Stewart; Part II -- Relations with Transnational Enterprises: 6. Power, knowledge and development policy: relations between transnational enterprises and developing countries Constantine V. Vaitsos; 7. 'Ownership and control': multinational firms in less developed countries Edith Penrose; Part III--Issues in International Finance and Monetary Policy: 8. The post 1971 international financial system and the less developed countries Carlos F. Diaz-Alejandro; 9. Debts, development and default Goeran Ohlin; 10. The external debt problem of the developing countries with special reference to the least developed Nurul Islam; Part IV--Planning for a World in Disorder: 11. Aspects of the world monetary and resource transfer system in 1974: a view from the extreme periphery Reginald H. Green; 12. International agencies: the case for proliferation John White; Index.

This 1976 volume originated in the mood of disillusion and despair which followed the Third United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in Santiago in 1972. It considers what unexploited possibilities might be open to the less developed countries in international affairs, which would generate a fairer balance between rich and poor nations.