POL201Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Structural Adjustment, International Trade Organization, Development Theory
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The non-aligned movement is an association of 115 members representing the interests and priorities of developing countries. The movement has its origin in the asia-africa conference held in. The meeting was convened upon the invitation of the prime. The conference brought together leaders of 29 stated from africna and asia to discuss common concerns and to develop joint policies. Founders: key leaders of early successful anti-colonial movements: nehru (india), sukarno (indonesia) and nasser (egypt, committed to democracy, modernization and peace, in line with un version of universalism. Political objective: the right of independent judgment, the struggle against imperialism and neo-colonialism, and the use of moderation in relations with all big powers (cid:1) (cid:1) The criteria of membership are the following: independent policy based on the coexistence of states, non-alignment or should be showing a trend in favor of such a policy, consistent support for the movements for national.