GEOG 1700 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade, Washington Consensus, Basel Convention
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Geog 1700 - lecture 1 - part 1. Places tied together by common connection point. The un is a premier global institution. The security council of the un is largely concerned with peacekeeping. The general assembly of the un is focused more on development issues. The international monetary fund (imf) and the world bank. But, they are headed in washington, d. c. , not new york. The (cid:862)washi(cid:374)gto(cid:374) co(cid:374)se(cid:374)sus(cid:863) is a loaded phrase i(cid:374) a development policy. The g-8 consists of; the u. s. , japan, germany, the u. k. , france, italy, Has a leadership role in current world bank initiatives: The g20 is designed to be more inclusive than the g8, especially of developing countries. The wto emerged from the general agreement on tariffs and trade (cid:894)gatt(cid:895) i(cid:374) 199(cid:1009) it has 1(cid:1008)(cid:1009)+ (cid:373)e(cid:373)(cid:271)ers. The basel co(cid:374)(cid:448)e(cid:374)tio(cid:374) regulates (cid:862)trade(cid:863) i(cid:374) hazardous (cid:449)aste. Not all global trade is endorsed, but even illegal activity is facilitated by relative ease of international movement (and corruption).
