The World Guide 1999/2000: A View from the South

By Third World Institute

This is a reference book on 235 countries and territories of the world, covering the history, politics and economics of development. It focuses on the major development issues facing the world at the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1869847687
• ISBN13: 9781869847685
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Oxfam
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 3.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 1.5" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Written by people from the South, for people in the South

This detailed, well-organized reference provides a guide to all the countries of the world from the perspective of the South. Most of the contributors are from the developing world, and the work is coordinated by the Instituto del Tercer Mundo in Uruguay. Don't be fooled by your gut reaction that a book can't be readable and rigorous unless it's published in New York, however. This is one of the better geopolitical reference sources in print by any standard. The country profiles provide unparalleled historical summaries of developing nations, along with truly relevant statistics. It also provides analyses of current global issues, such as food, health, education, poverty, habitat and human welfare.