The Global South is generally understood to refer to less economically developed countries. It is a broad term that comprises a variety of states with diverse levels of economic, cultural, and political influence in the international order. Although International Relations is an interdisciplinary field of study, it has historically been studied from a very Eurocent...

What recipe of economic and structural reforms will deliver growth and development to the developing world? Despite the interest it has drawn over the years and the extensive studies and great minds that have been committed to this question, we are yet to find a concrete answer or consensus on a standard set of policy measures. For the past decade neo-liberal, free...

The report summarizes the state of biodiversity for food and agriculture in the region, based largely on information provided in fourteen country reports submitted to FAO as part of the reporting process for the report on The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture. Most reporting countries indicated that a lack of information, data monitoring s...