Routledge Handbook of South-South Relations - 9780367659646

Name: Routledge Handbook of South-South Relations - 9780367659646
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Routledge Handbook of South-South RelationsAuthor(s): Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh, Patricia Daley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367659646, 978-0367659646\nSynopsis\nSouth-South cooperation is becoming ever more important to states, policy-makers and academics. Many Northern states, international agencies and NGOs are promoting South-South partnerships as a means of sharing the burden in funding and undertaking development, assistance and protection activities, often in response to increased political and financial pressures on their own aid budgets. However, the mainstreaming of Southern-led initiatives by UN agencies and Northern states is paradoxical in many ways, especially because the development of a South-South cooperation paradigm was originally conceptualised as a necessary way to overcome the exploitative nature of North-South relations in the era of decolonisation.\n\nThis handbook critically explores di.