NON-STATE INSTITUTION

• NON STATE INSTITUTIONS

  • Also called non-state actors are broadly defined as international actors who are largely or completely autonomous from the state, emanating from civil society, market economy or political opportunities.
  • Non-state actors (NSA) are entities that participate or act in international relations. They are organizations with sufficient power to influence and cause of change even though they do not belong to any established institutions of a state.
• Banks

  • Is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates credit.
  • Can be a commercial or state institution that provides financial services to the people. Like issuing money, deposits of money, lending money and many more.
• Types of Banks

  Commercial/Retail Banks

  • Concerned with managing withdrawals and deposits as well as supplying short
  • term loans to individuals and small businesses.
• Types of banks

  Investment Banks

  • Focus on providing services such as underwriting and corporate reorganization to institutional clients.
  • is a financial services company or corporate division that engages in advisory-based financial transactions on behalf of individuals, corporations, and governments.
  • do not take deposits.
• Corporations

  • is a legal entity that is separate and distinct from its owners.
  • Enjoy most of the rights and responsibilities that an individual possesses; that is a corporation has the right to enter into contracts, loan and borrow money, hire employees, own assets and pay taxes.
• Cooperatives

  • Firm owned, controlled, and operated by a group of users for their own benefit. Each member contributes equity capital, and shares in the control of the firm on the basis of one-member, one vote principle (and not in proportion to his or her equity contribution).
• Trade Unions

  • An organization whose membership consists of workers and union leaders, united to protect and promote their common interests.
  • To promote good industrial relations between workers and employers.
  • To improve the working conditions, as well as the economic and social status of workers.
• Transnational Advocacy Group

  • Organizations which are dedicated into influencing political, economic, social and institutional decisions beyond countries borders.
  • They are free flowing and open relationships among knowledgeable and committed actors (individuals and organizations.
  • International organizations such as the UN, and the actors from the corporate business world.
• Development Agencies

  • An agency whose goal is to help develop and support economic growth within a specified city, region or state by providing necessary resources and assistance.
  • The term "economic development agencies'' includes local planning and zoning commissions or boards, community development agencies, and other local agencies and institutions responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic development.
• International Organizations

  • Organization with an international membership, scope, or presence.
  • Established by a treaty or other instrument governed by international law and possessing its own international legal personality.
  • Example: United Nations, World Health organization and NATO.
• Two types of Development Agencies:

  1. International nongovernmental organizations (INGOs)

  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that operate internationally. These include international non-profit organizations and worldwide companies such as the World Organization of the Scout Movement, International Committee of the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières
• Two types of Development Agencies:

  2. Intergovernmental organizations, also known as international governmental organizations (IGOs)

  • The type of organization most closely associated with the term 'international organization', these are organizations that are made up primarily of sovereign states (referred to as member states). Notable examples include the United Nations (UN), Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Council of Europe (COE), International Labour Organization (ILO) and International Police Organization (INTERPOL).