vigorous, more balanced and fairer grCMth and development, as well as more effective international co-operation. It is impossible to assert with certainty that that is the case. The major imbalances that are today characteristic of the world economy, the serious and ever-widening gap between rich and poor and the resulting political and social tensions hardly inspire even noderate optimism. It has become canpletely clear that it is impossible to achieve renewed growth without a serious effort to adapt both national economic policies and international economic·relations. This serious effort at adaptation neans that all of us, political leaders of countries rich end poor and officials of the bodies of the United Nations system, must question the structures, modalities and even the doctrines that have guided our actions in the past in order to seek new ways of steering us in the right direction. In some respects the present situation may seem more conducive than ever to such a critical assessment. For one thing, the appeal of slogans and simplistic remedies has considerably diminished, and everyone agrees that more pragmatic solutions, more realistic channels, must be found to meet the real challenge of renewed grCMth end development. Furthermore, important political changes, unforeseeable just a fe,1 months ago, hint at a global atmosphere in which ideological confrontation nay yield to co-operation. Another positive fact, as I see it, is that while the preliminary work for this session rightly attached importance to international co-operation in the financial, monetary, economic and commercial fields, the social and human dimensions have not been neglected. I JP/ASW A/S-18/PV. 2 173 (Mr. Hansenne, ILO) It must be noted that the problems and aspirations of our populations have for too long been considered as factors that get in the way, instead of essential factors in the development of economic policy. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the challenges and potential solutions to achieve economic growth and development, with a focus on the need for international cooperation, adaptation of national economic policies, and a shift from ideological confrontation to cooperation. It also touches on the importance of considering the social and human dimensions of economic policy.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade