Global Entrepreneurship Term Paper

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The World Bank Group: The role of the World Bank is to provide loans, policy and economic and technical advice and assistance and "knowledge sharing services" to poor and economically imperiled countries. It is a United Nations agency Made up of 184 member nations. These nations both are responsible for financing and spending (loaning) World Bank funds. http://www.worldbank.org/

The United Nations Development Programme: the UNDP uses its global members to forward the agenda of the United Nations in the areas of "democratic governance," reduction of poverty, prevention of, and recovery from crisis events, advice and knowledge sharing and assistance on energy and environmental issues, as well as knowledge sharing and assistance on HIV and Aids prevention. http://www.undp.org/

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It also focuses on trade and exchange stability, as well as offers temporary financial assistance to "help ease balance of payments adjustment. http://www.imf.org/
The United Nations conference on Trade and Development: The UNCTAD is a UN group that focuses on issues of trade and development -- specifically dealing with finance, technology, investments, and sustainable development.

It organizes information exchange between world governments as well as deliberations and debate aimed at "consensus building" on these issues. The organization specifically conducts…

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The ILO is a UN agency that is concerned with social justice and human and labor rights. It puts forward international labor standards in its conventions and recommendations including issues of human rights (association, freedom from forced labor, equal opportunity, etc.). It also provides technical assistance in vocational training, employment policy, labor administration and law, working conditions, management, co-ops, social security, and labor statistics and occupational safety. http://www.ilo.org

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development: The OECD is a group of 30 member countries that puts out publications and statistics on economic, social issues, trade, development, and science and innovation. It also examines "emerging issues" and strategies that policy makers might use in individual cases. It also provides surveys and information reviews on individual nations. http://www.oecd.org/home/

World Trade Organization: The WTO is a global international organization that deals with the rules of trade between nations. It negotiates member trade agreements aimed at helping "producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business." Thus, the WTO member nations agree between themselves on issues of trade and import/export issues. http://www.wto.org


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