changes in developing countries to create an environment conduclve to rapiddevelopment as well as vigorous efforts by aleveroped countries to improve theinternational environment within which developing countries could pran and carryout their economic and social .developmenes. In this reqard, special meaaures infavour of the least deveroped and other disadvantaged countries were specifled toenable those countries to overcome their particurar disabilities. Finally, thestrateqy cal-Ied for a review and appraisal of progress during the SecondDevelopment Decade, with the possibility of recommendlng ne!, goals and policies asneeded. 28r. The disappointing deveropment experience of the lgzos redl the ceneralAssembly, when adopting the rnternational f,)evelopment strategy for the Thiral unitettNations Development Decade ln lggo (resorution 35155 of 5 December 19g0, annex) tonote the rimicacions of a strategy conceivdd within the framework of the existingsystem of international economic relations. As ln the.case of the otherdevelopment decades, one key aspect of rhe process of accererating deveropment indeveloping countries was ralsing therr rate of economic growth, particurarty thatof the low-income developlng countries. The scope of concerled efforts required tobe made at the national and internationar levels was refrected in the statement bythe Assembly that r,in order to achieve the goals and objectives of theInternational Development Strategy, the average annual rate of growth of grossdomestic product, for the developing countrles as a whore aluring tbe Decade shouldbe 7 per ceot, and in the early parc of the Decade, as close as possible to thisrate' (resolution 35/56, annex, para. 20).A/40 /5r9 Eng Ii sh Page 130 282. Although still a very important objectlve, economic expansion is seen in the new Strategy as a necessary but by no means sufficient condition of develoPnen! progress. The development of human resources and the attainment by bhe year 2000 of a wide ranqe of social goals in the areas of employment ' education, health and shelter are also stated as key objectives of the Strategy. The entire set of objectives has as its purpose the eradication of extreme poverty and the
**Analysis**
The text discusses the international development strategy, focusing on the goals and objectives of the Third United Nations Development Decade. It highlights the need for rapid development in developing countries, with a focus on economic growth, human resources development, and social goals. The text also mentions the importance of special measures for least developed and disadvantaged countries. Given the content, it appears that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and international cooperation.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade, Education, Employment, Health