South-South co-operation is an important area of
work within ISIS. This series comprises articles on ways to enhance
South-South co-operation and the North-South dialogue.
THE QUEST FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Anuwar Ali
1986 30pp RM7.50/US$4.00 ISBN 967-947-009-1
For developing countries wishing to industrialise, the quest
for the technology needed to expand domestic technological
capability is a challenge fraught with problems and
constraints. In highlighting these problems and constraints,
the writer also examines the trends of global technology
transfer and the extent of co-operation.
SOUTH-SOUTH MONETARY ARRANGEMENTS IN THE
BALANCE
Andrew Sheng
1986 18pp RM6.00/US$3.00 ISBN 967-947-011-3
Although the opportunities for South-South co-operation in
the international monetary system are not lacking, the
realised areas of co-operation are still limited. While
elaborating on the implications of this lack of
co-operation, the writer identifies the pressure points of
financial co-operation and the possible areas of
co-operation reform.
SOUTH-SOUTH CO-OPERATION:
Bilateral, regional or global?
Noor Adlan Yahayauddin
1986 12pp RM6.00/US$3.00 ISBN 967-947-010-5
This paper examines the status of South-South co-operation
and the point it has reached before considering approaches
that could be adopted to achieve it.
FOREIGN INVESTMENT:
Obstacles and opportunities
Wong Poh Kam
1986 35pp RM7.50/US$4.00 ISBN 967-947-008-3
Traditionally, direct foreign investment in the South
nations has come from the industrially-advanced North
nations and such investment is perceived as contributing to
the present unequal North-South relationship.
This paper examines the possibility and merits of greater
South-South co-operation as a strategic alternative to
Northern dominance.
