This collection of studies investigates the political economy of international relations
between the Soviet bloc (the ¿East¿) and the developing world (the ¿South¿) spanning the
entire post-Stalin era while focusing on the 1970s and 1980s. The works examine East-South
relations from the standpoints of international trade patterns financial transfers military
relations including their economic angle interactions within the United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the international legal framework for trade embedded in the
¿socialist offensive in international law.¿ The chapters provide extensive bibliographies
making this volume a handbook of great interest not only to researchers but also to university
students and the general public.
