This text provides a pioneering and comprehensive analysis of over one hundred international organizations. After introducing the broad historical and contextual settings, the book covers the full range of international organizations including those that are often overlooked or get minimal inclusion elsewhere. Each organization is analysed in a stand-alone section that consider its origins, basic mandates and evolution, the governance structure and the associated key players, current activities and future challenges. The descriptions also reflect each organization's broader relationships with other international bodies. Some of the organizations covered include: The United Nations plus its system of semi-autonomous and Specialized Agencies The European Union and other regional organizations The development banks, international financial institutions and other international economic organizations The international scientific, transport, communications and agricultural organizations. This detailed textbook will serve an essential companion volume supplementing core texts on undergraduate modules where international organizations have a prominent role.
Contents: 1. An Introduction to International Organizations in Theory and Practice 2. International Organizations an Early History 3. The Modern Historical Context 4. The Character and Environment of International Organizations 5. The United Nations 6. The United Nations Semi-autonomous Agencies 7. The United Nations Specialized Agencies 8. The Development Banks 9. The Money Managers 10. Economics, Trade and Commerce 11. The European Union 12. The European Union's Semi-autonomous Agencies 13. Political Alliances and Security 14. The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research 15. Intergovernmental Scientific Organizations 16. Transport and Communications 17. International Organizations: An Ever-expanding Universe? Bibliography Index
