Views from the Summit
The G-15 meeting in Jakarta was a reminder of the (cancelled) plan to import 400 luxury cars and of the dilemmas faced by developing countries in responding to technology and globalization.
June 5, 2001
Ten years on, it seems as though the South-South Group—institutionalized into G-15—has not made any significant progress. That's the impression one gets after the 11th Summit of G-15 countries that ended last week in Jakarta. It used to be that when South-South dialog began, an incredible amount of optimism was generated. Moreover, the motivation to be rid of poverty and underdevelopment was so great that the economic dimension really st
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