International Organizations and the Analysis of Economic Policy, 1919}}}1950 [Hardcover]

A 2002 analysis of economic policy for four major international organisations in the first half of the 20th century.From the end of World War I through the early years of the Cold War, international organizations such as the League of Nations, International Labor Organization, the Bank for International Settlements, and the United Nations had a major influence on policies adopted among member nations. This book surveys ideas produced by those organizations on such vital matters as the international business cycle; trade policy; social policy; public expenditure; taxation and government investment activity; money and exchange rate management; wage setting and full employment; and the rich country-poor country divide. The work makes explicit normative agendas underlying international political economy, and lessons are distilled for today's debates on international economic integration.From the end of World War I through the early years of the Cold War, international organizations such as the League of Nations, International Labor Organization, the Bank for International Settlements, and the United Nations had a major influence on policies adopted among member nations. This book surveys ideas produced by those organizations on such vital matters as the international business cycle; trade policy; social policy; public expenditure; taxation and government investment activity; money and exchange rate management; wage setting and full employment; and the rich country-poor country divide. The work makes explicit normative agendas underlying international political economy, and lessons are distilled for today's debates on international economic integration.From the end of World War I through the early years of the Cold War, international organizations such as the League of Nations, International Labor Organization, the Bank for International Settlements, and the United Nations had a major influence on policies adopted among member nations. This book surveys ideas producedl³"