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Global Institutions and Human RightsRights and Wrongs examines the human rights effects of international institutions created after WWII, ostensibly to foster international peace and development. With the collapse of Communism, what's the role of the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, NATO? Are they post-Cold War relics? Outmoded? In need of overhaul? A report on World Bank economic activity in Mexico, and its impact on the daily lives of ordinary Mexican citizens. Includes comments from two presidents of the World Bank: Robert McNamara and James Wolfensohn. 1996. |