This 4th edition has been revised to take account of the onset of world recession and the fall in commodity prices that have brought increasing poverty to some of the world's poorest countries.

Hanes W. Singer and Javed A. Ansari both Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, The City University

Part 1 Perspectives; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The International Economy; Chapter 3 The Poor Countries; Part 2 Trade; Chapter 4 Trade and Development; Chapter 5 Trade Policies of the Rich Countries; Chapter 6 Trade Strategy; Part 3 International Finance; Chapter 7 Aid and Development; Chapter 8 Aid; Chapter 9 The Debt Crisis; Chapter 10 The Multinational Corporation in the Developing Countries; Chapter 11 The International Financial System and the Developing Countries; Part 4 An Overview; Chapter 12 Forty Years of Changing Thought on Development Problems;