While clearly assessing the achievements performance and responses of major global south institutions to global change Jacqueline Anne Braveboy-Wagner shows how and why such arrangements are critical in the Southâs efforts to call the international communityâs attention to their concerns and to resolve their special problems. Focusing on a range of key areas to provide the reader with a well-rounded understanding of this important subject in international affairs the book: offers a rationale for the institutional development in the global South elaborates on the scope of membership structure aims and problems of such institutions assesses the utility of tri-continental political and economic organizations examines the history and activities of region-wide organizations evaluates the potential of sub-regional integration arrangements analyses the applicability of various theories and makes suggestions with respect to the study of global South institutions. The lack of a comprehensive and accessible compilation of institutions of key importance to the global South in the post-war period makes this book essential reading to students and scholars in the fields of in international organization international politics foreign policy international development and global south public policies. . Language: English