Basic needs and the north/south debate

Chichilnisky, Graciela (1982): Basic needs and the north/south debate.

Abstract

This article re-examines the relationship between economic growth of the North and that of the South. It considers the implications of this relationship for two major issues within the current North-South debate: basic needs and exhaustible resources. The connections between international trade and national policies are explored on the basis of the theoretical research and empirical results of a United Nations Project on Technology, Distribution and North-South relations.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: north-south; basic needs; technology; international trade; natural resources; exhaustible resources; growth; development
• Subjects: Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Environmental and Ecological Economics > Q3 - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation > Q32 - Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I3 - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty > I31 - General Welfare, Well-Being; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade

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