International Economic Institutions

7th Auflage Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-1-4419-5021-5
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 610 g

What made me write this book was a feeling that students of international economics needed to fill out their knowledge of the theory with work on the practice of the major international economic organizations, many of which are having a growing influence on the national economies of their members. There was no single volume given over to a concise treatment of these organizations. The annual reports of the international organizations themselves can be consulted, of course, but as a rule these are not noted for being brief and to the point (the items of importance have to be fished out of a sea of useless detail), nor do they go in for criticism of their own activities. In selecting the organizations to be dealt with in the book I was guided by the influence they exert. I have left out those whose activities consist mainly in the drafting of recommendations to which, however meritorious they may be, little or no attention is paid. Some of them are included in the Introduction, which provides a summary of a number of institutions not discussed separately in the body of the work. There are, however, two exceptions: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the organization replac­ ing the Organization for European Economic Cooperation (OEEC), and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) whose meet­ ings have succeeded in drawing much attention of the press.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meerhaeghe, M. A. van

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationaler Handel
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Öffentliche Finanzwirtschaft, Besteuerung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures. List of Tables. From the Preface to the Third Edition. Preface. Abbreviations. 1. Introduction; (Brought up to date by G. Schiavone.) Part 1: World Organizations. 2. The International Monetary Fund. 3. The World Bank Group. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The International Development Association. The International Finance Corporation. Appraisal. 4. World Trade Organization. 5. OECD and UNCTAD. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The UNCTAD. Part 2: Regional Integration. 6. European Integration. First Experiments. Benelux. The Organization for European Economic Cooperation. The Council of Mutual Economic Assistance. The European Free Trade Association. 7. The EC. Introduction. Customs Union. 8. The EC. Economic Union. 9. The EC. Monetary Union. Appraisal. 10. The North American Free-Trade Association. Conclusion. List of Articles. Index.