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• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

  • ASEAN - ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
  • WTO - WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  • AFTA - ASEAN FREE TRADE AREA
  • TNCs - TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS
• INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CONNECTED WITH THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

  • APEC - ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC CORPORATION
  • MIGA - MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY
  • IDA - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
  • IFC - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION
  • IMF - INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
  • ICSID - INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR SETTLEMENT OF INVESTMENT DISPUTES
• SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM

  • ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
  • International Telecommunication Union
• ICAO


  A specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth
• International Telecommunication Union


  An agency of the United Nations, headquartered in Geneva. The ITU is the body through which governments and the private sector coordinate global telecommunications networks and services
• SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM

  • The World Meteorological Organization
  • Universal Postal Union
• The World Meteorological Organization


  A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology and geophysics
• Universal Postal Union


  A United Nations specialized agency and the postal sector's primary forum for international cooperation
• SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM

  • WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization
  • UNIDO - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization
• WIPO

  One of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations
• UNIDO


  A specialized agency of the United Nations that assists countries in economic and industrial development. It is headquartered at the UN Office in Vienna, Austria, with a permanent presence in over 60 countries
• SPECIALIZED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE GLOBAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM

  • International Fund for Agricultural Development
  • UNWTO - United Nations World Tourism Organization
• International Fund for Agricultural Development


  A specialized agency of the United Nations, dedicated to eradicating poverty and hunger in developing countries
• UNWTO


  A specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. Its headquarters are based in Madrid, Spain
• Forward vertical integration


  Aim to capture more of the means of production than expanding their market cap by merging with competitors or innovators in their niche
• Forward vertical integration


  A strategy in the market where a firm integrates or buys its own supplies
• Forward vertical integration


  A vertical merger is when one company merges with a company that is better at one step of their process
• Forward vertical integration


  A firm integrates or buys its own retail outlet
• Horizontal integration


  A merger between companies with similar products
• Horizontal integration


  A horizontal merger is when two companies who sell the same product or cater to the same demographic come together to increase their reach
• Horizontal integration


  A competitive strategy where a firm buys a competing firm in the same market
• Conglomerate integration


  The final common type of merger is when two or more companies come together who do not compete at all. This usually happens with giant companies that work in many different areas of expertise
• Henry Clay spearheaded the so-called American System
• Martin Van Buren conceived a system called democratic party
• In the South, the priority was infrastructure than manufacturing
• The United States after the war of 1812 found ways to become stronger and more independent
• Global governance


  Refers to the entirety of regulations put forward with reference to solving specific denationalized problems or providing transnational common goods
• Global governance


  A descriptive term, recognizing the issue and referring to concrete cooperative problem-solving arrangements
• Global governance


  The management of global processes in the absence of any form global government
• ICSID


  International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
• IMF


  International Monetary Fund
• IFC


  International Finance Corporation
• MIGA


  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
• IDA


  International Development Association
• APEC


  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation