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‘We’re all in the same boat’ has been a refrain that has led to an undeniable unity.1 What is, however, open to question is the utility of lumping together under the terms ‘Third World’ or ‘South’ the vast and diverse group of countries that differ in so many crucial economic ways (resource bases, material achievements, rates of growth, and so on) for purposes of international economic negotiations.
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Weiss, T.G. (1986). The Effect of Bargaining by Groups upon the G77. In: Multilateral Development Diplomacy in Unctad. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08149-3_5
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