International Organizations and Economic Development

3 credits · Undergraduate

The number of international organizations has proliferated since World War II, and their functions have diversified. Some are altruistic. Others are regulatory. Some serve as forums for debate, others as instruments for military action or enforcement of international agreements in such diverse fields as health, labor, agriculture, human rights, environment, culture, and trade. This course addresses how these organizations are financed, how they are governed, and how they create and manage political controversy. It covers their legal mandates and structure, seeks to develop awareness of issues of human capital and the World Bank, addresses the controversies and debates over globalization and the role of international organizations in the international regulatory environment, and assesses the future of such organizations in an increasingly interdependent world. [3]