PSC 2442 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pan American Health Organization, North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization
26 Mar 2020
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Definition: representatives from three or more states that are bound by formal sales and decision making procedures directed to a common purpose. International organizations definition: representatives from three or more states supporting a permanent secretariat to perform ongoing tasks related to a common purpose (bureaucracy) Three types: igos which are government based, and ingos which are non- governmental. Transnational organizations: there is a hierarchical structure and are centrally directed, non-governmental bureaucracies that function in more than one state. One method is to map by membership x purpose. How many members they will accept and how broad or specific their purpose is. You can also map by degree of organizational integration from informal to a. Expertise: source of expertise in their area. Independent resources: like world bank that can finance its own projects through its investments. Moral authority: notion of support from international authority. Sovereignty: right and capacity of states to exercise control within their borders.
