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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453137203321

Autore

Molle Willem

Titolo

Governing the world economy / / Willem Molle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

0-415-83304-3

1-135-05457-6

0-203-42875-7

1-135-05458-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

337

Soggetti

International economic relations

Financial institutions, International

International agencies

Economic history - 21st century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- PART II: Defining problems and searching for solutions -- Creating Institutions to deliver global public goods -- International Organizations --  Governance and compliance : methods and instruments -- PART III: Implementing the solutions (practice)  -- Trade    Finance    Development Aid -- Environment  -- Labour, social protection --  PART IV: Coping with insufficiencies    Complements --  Evaluation -- Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

<P>The major problems the world faces have increased since the turn of the millennium. Recurrent storms on the financial markets have ravaged many countries, poverty is still widespread, notwithstanding decades of massive development aid, the environment remains in acute jeopardy and the major world institutions have often reached an impasse in attempting to combat these difficulties.</P><P></P><P>The issues ask for rapid and consistent action by policy makers but the interests of international organizations, such as the WTO, World Bank and Kyoto protocol, have become too diversified



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