Focus on the Global South
Full name and acronym: Focus on the Global South (Focus)
Founding date: 1995
Objectives: Research, policy analysis and advocacy on the political economy of globalisation and the impacts of neo-liberalism on the Global South, providing analysis and information to social movements, activists and networks.
Main projects in globalisation studies: The global trading system: especially WTO, FTAs, agriculture; The global financial system: especially international financial institutions and development financing; China and globalization; Globalisation, militarism and neo-liberalism.
Outputs: Monthly newsletters, articles and dossiers, books, seminars, conferences
Staff numbers: 20 full and part-time
Director: Walden Bello
Funding: Diverse, about 15 different NGOs, foundations, etc. (details on our website).
Address: c/o CUSRI, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
tel: ++662 218 7363/7364/7365/7383
fax: ++662 255 9976
email: N.Bullard@focusweb.org
website: http://www.focusweb.org