Reaching Effective Consensus : Monterrey and the Development Agenda

Page, John ; Pugatch, Todd

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES;    RICH COUNTRIES;    POOR COMMUNITIES;    INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATIONS;    TRADE LIBERALIZATION;   

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学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Recent international conferences havereflected a renewed interest in development. Among the mostnotable have been the 2001 Ministerial Conference of theWorld Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar, which launched the"development round" of talks on tradeliberalization; the 2002 World Summit on SustainableDevelopment in Johannesburg, South Africa; and the 2002International Conference on Financing for Development inMonterrey, Mexico, which resulted in the Monterrey Consensuson the international agenda for development. The MonterreyConsensus focuses on increasing international cooperation toreduce poverty in developing countries by: Improvingpolicies and outcomes in these countries. Deliveringmore-and more effective-aid from donor countries. Improvingmarket access for exports from developing to industrialcountries. Advocates of the consensus see it as evidence ofa stronger voice for developing countries in issues relatedto their development and of a renewed commitment byindustrial countries to increase aid and market access. Butcritics claim that the Monterrey Consensus is little morethan artifice-and that deep rifts between rich and poorcountries prevent tangible progress.