Provides insight into the U.N.'s ‘organizational gridlock’ and offers practical proposals to produce positive modification of the U.N. ‘system’ in support of the Secretary-General’s desire for productive change.

Suggests that the inequalities of economic skills, experience, and growth between regional ‘developed’ and ‘developing’ nations will be recognized as the principal stumbling block in the inability to maintain any continued and paced global economic growth.

Offers direction to create an equitable balance between nations of unequal economic status, as a firm foundation for sustainable economic growth.

The commentary also states that many companies will be faced with shifts in markets, competition, technology, communications, and politics, which will create the need to develop pro-active responses to progressive adjustments focused on three key areas related to change.

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Company performance is assessed in terms of the Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account. This approach serves a useful purpose in that it provides a ‘snapshot’ of performance at any given point of time. But the process measures only what can conveniently be measured. It omits the human factor.

“Human Resources Accounting & The Hidden Asset” comments on probably the single most important contributor to good company performance and the best predictor of future performance.

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Proposes a cost-effective alternative to (official) debt ‘forgiveness’ offering a package of incentives for economically stimulating low-risk LDC investment.

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Proposal for the registration and settlement of sovereign debt trades, and the settlement of public and private sector international trade and commerce, utilizing sovereign debt instruments.

Addresses the problems of Lesser Developed Countries (LDC’s) Sovereign Debt, and proposes the organization of an International Private Sector effort to form an entity, with the cooperation of the LDC’s and the Banking Industry, whose objectives could lead to early direct results towards progressive economic and, therefore, political stability in the LDC’s.

A commentary in answer to the following questions:

- What are the key components in the renaissance of Uruguay's economy?

- How can Uruguay obtain investment during these turbulent economic times?

- What are the key components in a foreign investment promotion strategy?

Indispensable to Mercosur's continued success is a fast and affordable freight transportation network that will permit industrial integration and "just-in-time" delivery of components to assembly plants throughout the region.

Economic development experts have concluded that proposed improvements in Mercosur's existing rail and road connections are not a satisfactory answer, and that a revolutionary change in freight transport technology is required. Pipeline Freight Transportation ("PFT") appears to be the only technology that meets the experts' criteria.

Examines and projects, using a specially developed financial model, the offset of ‘blocked currencies’ for partial debt reduction combined with investment incentives.

Discusses the benefits of incorporating ‘debt-equity’ and ‘debt-currency’ swaps in countertrade and offset negotiations to enhance a ‘trade-led’ global economic expansion program.