Economists in International Agencies: An Exploratory Study

by A.W. Coats

This work analyzes the activities and influence of professional economists in international agencies exploring: what positions economists occupy, including the role they play in policy decisions; how economists are recruited and trained; and how cultural and ideological backgrounds influence their assimilation into the agency. Focusing on the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, GATT, and COED, Economists in International Agencies is the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275920100
• ISBN13: 9780275920104
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"