Human Rights and International Political Economy in Third World Nations: Multinational Corporations, Foreign Aid, and Repression. By William H. Meyer Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998. 240p. $65.00 cloth, $22.95 paper.

1999 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 761-762
Author(s):  
Sigrun I. Skogly
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Third World ◽  
International Political Economy

Non-Governmental Organizations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Bloodgood
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Interest Groups ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Global Governance ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
International Ngos

Research on non-governmental organizations (NGOs, often international NGOs, or INGOs) has advanced over the last several decades from demonstrating that NGOs matter in shaping economic development and foreign aid to examining the potential for NGOs to advocate for new rights, set standards for environmental protections, and establish alternative economic arrangements in international relations. The study of NGOs as organizations has opened their potential as interest groups as well as economic actors in their own rights. Moving forward, new data and new theory is needed to fully develop International Political Economy (IPE) understandings of NGO motives, intentions, strategies, and power in global governance.

Fighting Corruption and Embezzlement in Third World Countries

2004 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawit Kiros Fantaye
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Third World ◽  
Economic Crime ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Economic Crimes

Economic crime is one of the most serious crimes endangering the national security and public safety of any country. It is directly associated with legal, political, social, human rights and development issues. In particular, economic crime harms Third World countries such as Ethiopia where poverty is prevalent and the economy is poor and supported by foreign aid and loans. White-collar employees like higher government officials and businessmen play a key role in creating and increasing economic crimes, namely corruption, embezzlement and fraud, all over the world. It is therefore important that any form of economic crime is identified and punished severely, by appropriate prison terms according to the seriousness of the offence. By applying these kinds of penalties to economic criminals, the rate and frequency of economic crime can be minimised and, simultaneously, pave a way to the fundamental practices of democracy, government transparency and the dominance of the rule of law in the country. The main purpose of this article is to explain the effect of corruption in Third World countries and ways in which it can be combated, in particular by the imposition of heavy penalties on those who choose to commit economic crimes in Third World countries. It is argued that this must be done to protect human rights, to bring about political and social stabilisation, to ensure effective and even distribution of national wealth and, eventually, to secure democracy and sustainable development in the Third World countries.

The Washington Connection and Third World Fascism. The Political Economy of Human Rights

1980 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Shalom ◽  
Noam Chomsky ◽  
Edward S. Herman
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Third World ◽  
The Political

Fighting Corruption and Embezzlement in Third World Countries

1995 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-176
Author(s):  
Dawit Kiros Fantaye
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Third World ◽  
Economic Crime ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
National Wealth ◽  
The Third World ◽  
Economic Crimes

Economic crime is one of the most serious crimes endangering the national security and public safety of any country. It is directly associated with legal, political, social, human rights and development issues. In particular, economic crime harms Third World countries such as Ethiopia where poverty is prevalent and the economy is poor and supported by foreign aid and loans. White-collar employees like higher government officials and businessmen play a key role in creating and increasing economic crimes, namely corruption, embezzlement and fraud, all over the world. It is therefore important that any form of economic crime is identified and punished severely, by appropriate prison terms according to the seriousness of the offence. By applying these kinds of penalties to economic criminals, the rate and frequency of economic crime can be minimised and, simultaneously, pave a way to the fundamental practices of democracy, government transparency and the dominance of the rule of law in the country. The main purpose of this article is to explain the effect of corruption in Third World countries and ways in which it can be combated, in particular by the imposition of heavy penalties on those who choose to commit economic crimes in Third World countries. It is argued that this must be done to protect human rights, to bring about political and social stabilisation, to ensure effective and even distribution of national wealth and, eventually, to secure democracy and sustainable development in the Third World countries.

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