McNeill, Desmond.

Global poverty, ethics and human rights : the role of multilatera l organisations / Desmond McNeill and Asunciâon Lera St. Clair. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2009. - xi, 186 p. ; 24 cm. - Rethinking globalizations ; 19 . - Rethinking globalizations ; 19. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-182) and index.

Introduction -- International organisations and the challenge of glo bal poverty -- Ethics, human rights and global justice -- UNDP : the hu man development paradigm -- The World Bank : the internal dynamics of a complex organization -- UNESCO : poverty as a violation of human right s -- The Inter-American Development Bank : social capital, ethics and d evelopment -- Conclusion.

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Economic assistance.
Non-governmental organizations.
International agencies.
Social justice.

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