Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The organization's role in building peace and stability, and fighting corruption - The relationship of economic development to the environment - The conflict of conformity vs. regional distinctiveness when free trade is introduced - The achievements and criticisms of the organization.
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The or...
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The organization's role in building peace and stability, and fighting corruption - The relationship of economic development to the environment - The conflict of conformity vs. regional distinctiveness when free trade is introduced - The achievements and criticisms of the organization.
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The or...
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Trade Organization is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which was founded following the Second World War. Established in January 1995, the WTO aims to improve the welfare of the people of its member states by lowering trade barriers and providing a platform for negotiation of trade. Specifically, it sets rules for trade on a global level to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably, and freely as possible. With 151 member nations and 32 observers, the WTO serves as a multilateral negotiating forum to set trade rules and...
Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Trade Organization is the successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which was founded following...
The United Nations Childrens Fund, or UNICEF, was originally created to provide relief for children in countries devastated by the destruction of World War II. After 1950, UNICEF turned to focus on general programs for the improvement of childrens welfare worldwide, and in 1965, it was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace for its humanitarian efforts. The organization concentrates on areas in which relatively small expenditures can have a significant impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged children in developing countries, such as the prevention and treatment of disease, child healthcare,...
The United Nations Childrens Fund, or UNICEF, was originally created to provide relief for children in countries devastated by the destruction of Worl...
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The organization's role in building peace and stability, and fighting corruption - The relationship of economic development to the environment - The conflict of conformity vs. regional distinctiveness when free trade is introduced - The achievements and criticisms of the organization.
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The or...
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The organization's role in building peace and stability, and fighting corruption - The relationship of economic development to the environment - The conflict of conformity vs. regional distinctiveness when free trade is introduced - The achievements and criticisms of the organization.
Coverage includes: - The relationship of the organization to nation-state sovereignty - Its power in organizational decision-making - The or...
Established in 1948 to promote the highest possible level of health in all peoples, the World Health Organization provides a clearinghouse for information on the latest developments in disease and healthcare. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, this public health agency of the United Nations establishes international sanitary standards and quarantine measures, sponsors measures for the control of epidemic and endemic disease, including immunization campaigns and assistance in providing sources of pure water, and encourages the strengthening of public health programs in member nations. With 193...
Established in 1948 to promote the highest possible level of health in all peoples, the World Health Organization provides a clearinghouse for informa...
The history of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reflects the growing importance of oil in the global economy. This text explores how oil moves from the ground to the gas pump, how the price of oil is determined, and oil's role in international politics and in the countries where it is discovered.
The history of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reflects the growing importance of oil in the global economy. This text explor...
As a result of its size, history, immigration flows, and institutional complexity at the city, county, state, and national levels, the United States is characterized by disparate yet coexisting systems of political economy and labor policy. Some of the northeastern, midwestern, and western states have at times had a kind of "laborist capitalism" in which public policy and prominent employers acknowledged union power and legitimacy. In the South, things are different: Mississippi and South Carolina are among the states least hospitable to unionism. In such states, local business interests...
As a result of its size, history, immigration flows, and institutional complexity at the city, county, state, and national levels, the United State...
Including contributions by both British and American researchers, this book explores equal value developments in the two countries. Through thematic chapters and case studies, it examines legal developments, trade union activity, the operation of job evaluation, and the race and class politics of equal value. Both the possibilities and the limits of equal value reform are discussed.
Including contributions by both British and American researchers, this book explores equal value developments in the two countries. Through thematic c...
