Dr. Mourad Ahmia is a career diplomat, who has been affiliated with the Group of 77 and the United Nations in New York since 1990. He is currently the Executive Secretary of the Group of 77 in New York. Previously, he served as Algeria's delegate to the United Nations in New York in charge of economic affairs.

• Foreword by Honorable Winston Baldwin Spencer, (Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, Chairman of the Group of 77 for 2008) ; Preface by the Editor ; List of Abbreviations ; CHAPTER I: The Origins of the Group of 77 and the North-South Dialogue ; CHAPTER II: The North-South Dialogue and the Quest for a New International Economic Order ; CHAPTER III: Paris Conference on International Economic Cooperation ; CHAPTER IV: Global Negotiations for International Economic Cooperation ; CHAPTER-V: Cancun Summit: International Meeting on Cooperation and Development ; CHAPTER-VI: The Group of 77 and the annual Summits of the Group of Eight ; CHAPTER-VII: The Group of 77 South Summits and North-South Relations ; ANNEXES: ; Annex I: The Member States of the Group of 77 ; Annex II: The Development Platform for the South