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Concepts of Global Economy, Society, and Culture

Concepts of Global Economy, Society, and Culture. by Trevor Holloway and Ria Sangsomwong. The World Bank: In the Past. Created in 1944 during World War II Located in Washington D.C. First created to help rebuild Europe First loan given to France

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Concepts of Global Economy, Society, and Culture

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  1. Concepts of Global Economy, Society, and Culture by Trevor Holloway and Ria Sangsomwong

  2. The World Bank: In the Past • Created in 1944 during • World War II • Located in Washington D.C. • First created to help rebuild Europe • First loan given to France • In 1960, the International Development Association (IDA) joins • World Bank also joined forces with many other organizations

  3. The World Bank: In the Present (cont.) • In the past decade, the World Bank and its partners have helped the world with: • Creating a war on HIV/AIDS • Giving many vaccines to many underdeveloped and developing countries • Makes a loan to Iraq • Created the Global Food Crisis Response Program • Gave $60 billion • Helped with restoring Indonesia • Gives $5 billion • Joins the Stop TB Partnership

  4. World Trade Organization (WTO) • Created January 1, 1995, in Geneva, Switzerland by the Uruguay Round negotiations • 155 countries have been involved • What the WTO is: • The only global organization that deals with the rules of trade between nations. • Helps countries trade without discriminating against its trading partners • Helps lowers trading barriers • Promotes fair competition • Encourages development and economic reforms

  5. The United Nations -After WWII the League of Nations was disassembled for failing to work -1945 - 50 Countries assembled to create the United Nations Charter -China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the US all proposed ideas -June 26, 1945 - All 50 countries ratify -Officially started October 24, 1945 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cqw8-ongtY

  6. The International Criminal Court (ICC) -After WWII small courts were made -Arrest criminals from Japan and Germany -Not permanent courts -1998 - Meeting in Rome -United Nations agreed -Purpose was to: "promote the rule of law and ensure that the gravest crimes do not go unpunished." -Only the most severe crimes -Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Crimes of Aggression, and War Crimes

  7. The ICC (cont.) -Officially operational on July 1, 2002 -Four Nations under ICC watch -Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, and Darfur -Set up arrest warrants for many criminals

  8. America and the ICC -The US was 1 of only 7 countries -Signed what was called "Moral Leadership" but it missed the deadline -Clinton said, ""I will not, and do not recommend that my successor submit the Treaty to the Senate for advice and consent until our fundamental concerns are satisfied." -After Clinton, the US tried unsuccessfully to support it

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  10. Bibliography (Cont.) "Making the Case for Inconclusive Green Growth." World Bank Group. Web. 11 May 2012. <http://www.worldbank.org/>. PBS. "The International Criminal Court's History and Uses." PBS. PBS, 2009. Web. 11 May 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/lessonplans/world/intl_criminal _court.html>. United Nations Promote Peace?" :: Faith Hope & Politics. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://faithhopeandpolitics.com/the-united-nations-promotes-peace/>. United Nations. "Histoire, ONU, Nations Unies, Charte, Chronologie." UN News Center. UN. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/history/>. Wikipedia. "Building of the International Criminal Court." Wikipedia. Web. 14 May 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Building_of_the_International_Criminal_Court_in_The_Hague.jpg>. "WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION." World Trade Organization. Web. 14 May 2012. <https://www.wto.org/index.htm>.

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