Power, Ideology and Global Development
On the Origins, Evolution and Achievements of UNCTAD
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3883697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Massoud Karshenas (0000-0002-4934-634X, University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 664-685 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/dech.12239 |
| OpenAlex | W2409598426 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
UNCTAD was created in 1964 as a forum for strategic thinking about international trade and development issues and for identifying mutually beneficial opportunities for policy coordination and international cooperation with the participation of both developing and industrialized countries. The history of UNCTAD, with its successes and failures, therefore, is closely intertwined with the history of ideas on trade and development and the interplay of political power and ideological manipulation in international trade and development policy making. This article focuses on the intellectual traditions in economics which underpinned the formation of UNCTAD and examines the way in which such intellectual traditions have informed - both in method and substance - the subsequent thinking and research output by the institution and helped define its objectives. It compares UNCTAD's methods and research output on a number of international development issues with the positions taken by other international institutions. These findings are used to reflect on the ideological element in development economics thinking
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Element (criminal law) · Ideology · Institution · International development · International relations · International trade · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Trade and development · Economic Growth and Development · International Development and Aid · Law · Natural Resources and Economic Development
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2021 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |