<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Collective self-reliance is an interesting, nowadays forgotten development
strategy that was popular between the 1950s and 1970s, particularly
among the newly independent states of the “Third World”. It was widely
discussed in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Yugoslav researchers,
among others. This paper aims to examine Yugoslav ideas on collective
self-reliance from a historical perspective on the basis of original works
from the time. It presents a brief history of the idea and its resonance in the
non-aligned world, contemporary criticism, as well as political, economic
and spatial dimensions of the strategy and the means by which it aims
to achieve the goal of an economically independent, sovereign “Third
World region”. A summary of basic contrasts between two interpretations
of collective self-reliance is given to illustrate the specifics of the Yugoslav
approach. This developed strategy serves as a theoretical impulse to
reintroduce the ideas of south-south cooperation to the development
discourse.</p></abstract>

Collective self-reliance is an interesting, nowadays forgotten development
strategy that was popular between the 1950s and 1970s, particularly
among the newly independent states of the “Third World”. It was widely
discussed in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by Yugoslav researchers,
among others. This paper aims to examine Yugoslav ideas on collective
self-reliance from a historical perspective on the basis of original works
from the time. It presents a brief history of the idea and its resonance in the
non-aligned world, contemporary criticism, as well as political, economic
and spatial dimensions of the strategy and the means by which it aims
to achieve the goal of an economically independent, sovereign “Third
World region”. A summary of basic contrasts between two interpretations
of collective self-reliance is given to illustrate the specifics of the Yugoslav
approach. This developed strategy serves as a theoretical impulse to
reintroduce the ideas of south-south cooperation to the development
discourse.

Collective self-reliance: A portrait of a Yugoslav development strategy

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Collective self-reliance is an interesting, nowadays forgotten development
strategy that was popular between the 1950s and 1970s, particularly
among the newly...

Collective self-reliance: A portrait of a Yugoslav development strategy

Published Online: Dec 22, 2012

Page range: 30 - 35

Received: Mar 19, 2012

Accepted: Sep 10, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0024-3

Keywords
Collective self-reliance, collective autocentrism, Third World region, Yugoslavia

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Collective self-reliance: A portrait of a Yugoslav development strategy

Published Online: Dec 22, 2012

Page range: 30 - 35

Received: Mar 19, 2012

Accepted: Sep 10, 2012

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0024-3

KeywordsCollective self-reliance, collective autocentrism, Third World region, Yugoslavia

This content is open access.

Keywords
Collective self-reliance, collective autocentrism, Third World region, Yugoslavia