Exam 11: The United Nations and Multilateral Actors in Development

Powerful interests have insisted that "there is an alternative" to neoliberal orthodoxy and that the UN can help find these alternatives.

The 1960s was a less tumultuous decade for the UN than the 1950s.

Many Western countries disapproved of UNCTAD because it questioned their prescriptions and posed challenges for their multinational corporations.

Why are UN peace interventions criticized?

Discuss the main goals of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as any controversies that surround it.

In 1974 the Group of 77 (G77) proposed ___________________.

What highly influential UN body was created with an original mandate to help return European refugees?

Western powers attempt to maintain connections with their former colonies and dependencies through spheres of influence.

What is the foundational logic of multilateral organizations?

Development was originally viewed by the UN as a set of technical problems.

What has been the greatest influence on multilateralism?

The Economic and Social Council has held a great deal of authority since its creation.

BRIC is a formal plurilateral association of countries and associations.

Which of the following countries is NOT a member of the European Union?

Discuss the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and its effectiveness.

Discuss the United Nations Human Settlements Programme.

The BRIC states are all in one continent.

Multilateral arrangements do NOT tend to help governments improve their ______________.

Discuss the role of regional trading arrangements (or developmental regionalism).

Middle powers, like Canada and the Netherlands, usually favour multilateral approaches to aid donation.