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This second volume from the United Nations Intellectual History Project surveys the history of the UN's regional commissions and the ideas they have developed over the last 40 years. Each essay is devoted to one of the five regional commissions -- Europe, Asia and the Far East, Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia -- and how it has approached its mission of assessing the condition of regional economies and making prognoses about future conditions. The essays describe how each commission has added local

This volume surveys the history of the UN's regional commissions and the ideas they have developed over the last 40 years. Each essay is devoted to one of the five regional commissions--Europe, Asia and the Far East, Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia--and how they have approached their mission of assessing the condition of regional economies and making prognoses about future conditions. The essays describe how each commission has added local perspectives to global debates over economic development and brought an authentic regional voice to the UN. Contributors are Adebayo Adedeji, Yve.

Jean-Yves Calvez, membre de l'équipe de Projet jusqu'à son décès, en 2010, laisse la figure d'un grand intellectuel, à la fois philosophe et excellent connaisseur de la vie sociale, économique et politique dans le monde. Après lui, on peut s'interroger sur la pertinence du mot « développement », la concentration du capital, la place de l'interculturel et de la question écologique.

The nature of international financial crises has changed with the considerable increase in the movement of capital. However, the financial crises of the last decade, following the debt crisis of the 1980s, have stimulated the debate on the reforms that ought to be introduced into the international financial architecture and have led to a number of decisions. After a brief review of the institutions responsible for international financial management and an analysis of the recent crises, it becomes apparent that although the efforts to improve supervision, monitoring and transparency serve a purpose, financial innovation will render them inadequate. Likewise, the facilities set up to forestall and manage crises are no doubt unequal to the task and hampered by too many conditions — incidentally not always justified — to be effective. Two elements are lacking in the current reflection: an indepth debate on conditionality, and recognition of the regional dimension. Besides, the debate leaves out of account the fundamental objective which should be that of any international financial system, namely, the funding of development, and that of the poorest countries in particular.

The nature of international financial crises has changed with the considerable increase in the movement of capital. However, the financial crises of the last decade, following the debt crisis of the 1980s, have stimulated the debate on the reforms that ought to be introduced into the international financial architecture & have led to a number of decisions. After a brief review of the institutions responsible for international financial management & an analysis of the recent crises, it becomes apparent that although the efforts to improve supervision, monitoring, & transparency serve a purpose, financial innovation will render them inadequate. Likewise, the facilities set up to forestall & manage crises are no doubt unequal to the task & hampered by too many conditions -- incidentally not always justified -- to be effective. Two elements are lacking in the current reflection: an in-depth debate on conditionality, & recognition of the regional dimension. Besides, the debate leaves out of account the fundamental objective that should be that of any international financial system, namely, the funding of development, & that of the poorest countries in particular. 1 Picture. Adapted from the source document.

Les pays en développement ont intérêt à la conclusion de l'Uruguay Round sur la base des propositions contenues dans le projet d'Acte final soumis par A. Dunkel en décembre 1992. Une véritable course contre la montre est engagée maintenant que le temps renforce les pressions protectionnistes dans les pays à fort chômage, apporte des propositions d'amendements qui modifient l'équilibre du projet et met en lumière de nouveaux thèmes, comme l'environnement ou la croissance, dont la prise en compte obligerait à une nouvelle négociation. L'intérêt du projet actuel pour les pays en développement réside en ce qu'il codifie avec beaucoup plus de précision que par le passé les droits et les obligations des parties contractantes, ce qui devrait limiter les abus de pouvoir, et qu'il intègre les traitements préférentiels, ce qui devrait éviter que leur application ne soit soumise à des conditions. Un jugement d'ensemble ne pourra être porté que lorsque la négociation sur l'accès aux marchés aura été menée à bien.