M. A. van Meerhaeghe

International Economic Institutions (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Der Warte sind genug gewechselt. lasst mich auch endllch Taten sehn. l.W. GOETHE Since the International Monetary Fund and the International Bank for Recon struction and Development, which are analysed in Part I, are specialized agencies linked by special agreements with the United Nations, a few words about the UN and two of the other specialized agencies, the Food and Agricul ture Organization and the International Labour Organization, are called for. This is followed by a short account of the Bank for International Settlements, which is also referred to in connection with the IMF and the IBRD. The rest of this introduction is devoted to some non-European attempts at economic integration (which have not yet been very successful) and to the regional development banks. 1. The United Nations (UN) The United Nations comprises 158 countries (September 1983) which have accepted the Charter of the United Nations, which was signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 and came into force on 24 October 1945. The aims of the organization include the maintenance of peace and security, the promotion of better standards of living and the encouragement of economic and social pro gress for all nations by means of international cooperation. The principal organs of the UN are: The General Assembly The Security Council The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) The Trusteeship Council The International Court of Justice The Secretariat.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Seitenzahl: 427
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789401719339
• Artikelnr.: 43986214

Inhaltsangabe

1: World Organizations.- 1. The International Monetary Fund.- 2. The World Bank Group.- 3. The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.- 4. The Commodity Agreements. the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad).- 5. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.- 2: European Organizations.- 6. Benelux.- 7. Central and Eastern European Cooperation.- 8. The European Communities.- 9. The European Free Trade Association.- Conclusion.- List of Articles.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjects.

Rezensionen

`...those readers who are looking for factual information in the field of international European and other regional organizations now have at their disposal a new and very useful survey of this world of abbreviations and what is behind it.' De Economist, 133:4 (1985)

`...those readers who are looking for factual information in the field of international European and other regional organizations now have at their disposal a new and very useful survey of this world of abbreviations and what is behind it.'
De Economist, 133:4 (1985)