ABSTRACT
People in the Third World are convinced that alternative styles of development are possible—precisely because there is a crisis of confidence over the predatory-industrializing model among the élites of the industrialized countries. The reorganization of the world order should begin in the spirit of methodical humility which is proposed to those wishing to cooperate in the field of international development, by some kind of collective criticism of the United Nations. The concept and strategic goal which summarizes the style of development is that of self-reliance. The rational use of nature, emphasizing the renewable and non-polluted resources. At the level of formal equality among nations, the scope for reforms in the system based on the ideals of another development is endless. The new approach to development problems starts with the recognition of the diversity of points of departure and of the phase in the historical process of the underdeveloped countries.
