DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Neoliberalism, Devs, World Health Organization

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Global Development Studies
• Course: DEVS 100
• Professor: David A Mc Donald

Document Summary

Devs 100: week 5 lecture 1: tuesday october 10, 2017. Created at end of wwii 51 member states. Lessons learned from failure of league of nations. Not an inherently capitalist institution except for wb and imf. Moved to international development" in the 1950s. Recognition of newly independent states in europe since 1920s. Popular with small and middle sized states. Countries in the south began to assert authority. More diverse than imf/world bank? : institutionally, . Based on ability to pay" and voluntary contributions by member states. All headquarters in new york, except the icc and the icj (in the hague) Most other agencies in geneva, vienna and nairobi. Close ties with wb and imf, as well as wto, but separate. Recommendations in the form of general assembly resolutions. Only un body to have one state one vote . Un has no authority over sovereign states. Powers exercised through un security council resolutions. 10 non-permanent members, elected to two year terms.