Univ.-Prof. Dr. Herm.-J. Blanke International Organizations Winter 2008/09 W ORKING PAPER 02 Theories of International Organizations (The realist‚ institutionalist and idealist school) The realist school Classical realism (Carr 1964; Morgenthau 1993) starts from the premise that the state is not only the major‚ decisive actor in international politics but also one that is unified and self-contained. Thus‚ in realist analyses of international politics societal actors are left out‚ as are
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International financial institutions International financial institutions refer to financial institutions that have been established by more than one country‚ and are subject to international law. Their owners or shareholders are generally national governments‚ although other international institutions and organizations occasionally figure as shareholders. The World Bank‚ the International Monetary Fund and the European Investment Bank are international financial institutions. The
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As a result‚ the study is expected to explore factors such as facilities‚ services‚ service personnel and current airport growth‚ which will affect the internationalization of Penang International Airport’s service quality. The survey was designed to manage airport management techniques‚ predict customer demand for the future‚ and how to overcome economic problems when the economy suddenly inflated or defended. More attention to these determinants
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Chelsea McCann Chapter Five: 3. Unions in developed nations often oppose imports from low-wage countries and advocate trade barriers to protect jobs from what they often characterize as “unfair” import competition. Is such competition “unfair”? Do you think that this argument is in the best interests of (a) the unions‚ (b) the people they represent‚ and/or (c) the country as a whole? Low-wage countries produce the same products for less than a developing country could. The reason unions
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International Monetary Fund Summary Today’s society consists of a crises where there is a need for crisis management‚ however critics argue there is not enough being done to assist all nations from this organization. There is little attention from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for developing countries trying to work on their financial situation. The IMF is focusing their attention on developed countries with the expensive plans and rescue operations. There is speculation that short
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INTERNATIONAL LAW OUTLINE I. THE TYPES AND SOURCES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Statute of the International Court of Justice: (Article 38) The Court‚ whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted to it‚ shall apply: (a) international conventions‚ whether general or particular‚ establishing rules expressly recognized by contesting states; (b) international custom‚ as evidence of a general practice accepted as law; Determining custom: The general
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Issues In International Law INTRODUCTION Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political le adder to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and‚ by implication‚ to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. International law is the set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and nations. It serves as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations
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Defining International Relations State-centric: It is the study of the relations of states‚ understood in diplomatic‚ military and strategic terms. The relevant unit is the state‚ not the nation. Sovereignty is the key feature. Due to international developments‚ we may weaken the assumption that external policy of the state is based on security. But states remain dominant in IR. Globalization theorists focus on it rather than the states. We live in a ‘borderless world’ (Ohmae 1990). Development
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INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND During the Great Depression of the 1930s‚ countries attempted to shore up their failing economies by sharply raising barriers to foreign trade‚ devaluing their currencies to compete against each other for export markets‚ and curtailing their citizens’ freedom to hold foreign exchange. These attempts proved to be self-defeating. World trade declined sharply (see chart below)‚ and employment and living standards plummeted in many countries. This breakdown in international
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Tutorial 6 – Chapter 5 Cross-cultural Negotiation & Decision-making Tutorial activity 1: Ongoing Semester Case Study – Businessville Hotel. All over China and in Beijing in particular‚ plans were put in place to host the world’s biggest sporting event – the 2008 Olympic Games. Although the games are now over‚ other major sporting events are to be held in Beijing and the manager of the Beijing Businessville Hotel wants to attract the Swiss National Shooting team to stay in his hotel. He wants
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