Post by arfankj4 on Mar 8, 2024 23:01:41 GMT -5
Who really runs the world We re not talking in a power brokers conspiring in the back room sort of way. Rather by looking at the institutions that countries themselves have set up to organize the world s affairs can we determine who is doing most of the managing That s the question Eric.
Werker associate professor in the Business Government and the International Economy unit at Harvard Business School asks in a new working paper Who Runs the International System Power and Staffing at the United Nations Secretariat. He conducted the research with Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Economics Paul Novosad. “JUST THE Poland Mobile Number List CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN INTERNATIONAL PRIORITIES” Among their findings Powerful countries including the United States China and India have less administrative influence than you might think while small but rich democracies such as Finland and New Zealand are overrepresented. Does It Matter There are two views of the United Nations says Werker. Either you think it matters or you don t. In the first camp are those who believe that the United Nations has real influence on the world by setting rules and norms between nations. Just the conversations that are happening in the UN are important in determining international priorities—do we go after land mines or gender disparity or corruption Any of these decisions will help some countries and hurt others.
The United Nations has employees spread out around the world.Photo iStockPhoto In the other camp are those who believe that despite all of these powers the United Nations merely reflects the agendas of the member states. Either way the national makeup of senior positions that run the United Nations can tell us a lot about which countries are actually calling the shots in world affairs.
Werker associate professor in the Business Government and the International Economy unit at Harvard Business School asks in a new working paper Who Runs the International System Power and Staffing at the United Nations Secretariat. He conducted the research with Dartmouth Assistant Professor of Economics Paul Novosad. “JUST THE Poland Mobile Number List CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN INTERNATIONAL PRIORITIES” Among their findings Powerful countries including the United States China and India have less administrative influence than you might think while small but rich democracies such as Finland and New Zealand are overrepresented. Does It Matter There are two views of the United Nations says Werker. Either you think it matters or you don t. In the first camp are those who believe that the United Nations has real influence on the world by setting rules and norms between nations. Just the conversations that are happening in the UN are important in determining international priorities—do we go after land mines or gender disparity or corruption Any of these decisions will help some countries and hurt others.
The United Nations has employees spread out around the world.Photo iStockPhoto In the other camp are those who believe that despite all of these powers the United Nations merely reflects the agendas of the member states. Either way the national makeup of senior positions that run the United Nations can tell us a lot about which countries are actually calling the shots in world affairs.