J4-INSTITUTIONS UCSP

• Non-state institutions


  Institutions that are organized by private individuals, not owned and controlled by the government
• Types of non-state institutions


  • Banks
  • Corporations
  • Trade unions
  • Cooperatives
  • Transnational advocacy groups
  • Development agencies
  • International organizations
• Banks


  • Financial institutions licensed to provide several financial services to different types of customers
• Corporations


  • Organizations of people legally bound, created by a group of people known as "shareholders"
• Cooperatives


  • Voluntary organizations of people who agreed to pool their resources together to undertake an economic enterprise to meet their everyday needs (e.g. farmers, consumers or workers)
• Trade unions


  • Organizations composed of employers or workers to protect their rights and interests both in the workplace and in society
• Transnational advocacy groups


  • Organizations that operate across national borders and focus on mobilizing citizens, with members that can be local or transnational
• Development agencies


  • Groups or entities that are tasked and committed to pursue certain development agendas of a state
• International organizations


  • Provide an avenue for different countries and states to connect