Michael A. Morris is a professor of Political Science-at Clemson University, South Carolina, and during the academic year 1987-1988 is a Fulbright Exchange Professor at the Hatfield Polytechnic in Great Britain. He is the author or editor of a number of books, the most recent of which is Expansion of the Third World Navies (London: Macmillan, 1987). His published books, as well as numerous articles, focus on ocean and foreign affairs of Third World countries. Visiting research appointments include the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), 1980-82, and the Marine Policy and Ocean Management Center of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1984-1985.

• 1. Introduction Part One: Developed States' Perspectives 2. Environmental Hegemony, Maritime Community and the Problem of oil Tanker Pollution 3. Marine Policies of the European Community Part Two: Developing States' Perspectives 4. Stages in the Development of Third World Marine Policies 5. Third World off shore Resource Management and Protection 6. Optimal Development of Third World Fisheries 7. Southeast Asia: Some Perspectives on Marine Policy Part Three: North-South Perspectives 8. Coastal Area Management and Conflict Management 9. Strategic Tensions and Minerals Management in the International Seabed Authority 10. The Great Naval Powers and the Third World 11. Conclusions