The United Nations economic and social council / by Dr. Herman Finer.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: America looks ahead, a pamphlet series ; No. 12 | America looks ahead, a pamphlet series ; No. 12Publication details: Boston, MA : World Peace Foundation, 1946.Description: 121 pages ; 21 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC 59 .F55 1946
Partial contents:
I. World economic and social interdependence : Influence of League Covenant -- Controlling ideas -- Objectives of policy --
II. World economic purposes and world agencies : Functional problems to be solved -- Existing agencies -- Agencies not yet established -- Analysis of functions of specialized agencies -- The international labor organization -- The food and agricultural organization -- The international monetary fund -- The international bank for reconstruction and development --An international trade authority -- Commodity agreements and cartels -- Educational and cultural organization of the United Nations --
III. Charter provisions for a social and economic council : Role of the general assembly -- Functions of the council -- Administrative budgets of specialized agencies -- Coordination of activities -- Arrangements with agencies for joint deliberations -- Establishment of economic commissions -- The secretary --
IV, The tasks of the general assembly and the economic and social council : Experience of league on coordination problems -- Universal membership and domestic coordination -- The security council and economic affairs -- Relation to the general assembly -- Future of the economic and social council -- The international secretariat -- Coordination of the special agencies -- Regional conferences -- Non-self-governing areas -- A permanent seat for the economic and social council.
Summary: "In this valuable analysis of the charter, article by article, the commentators have presented a clarification of the structure of the United States Organization, the powers and functions of the Secretary Council, the General Assembly and other principal organs. Detailed comparisons with the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals and references to the discussions at San Francisco make a valuable contribution to better understanding of the meaning and significance of the charter. The documents included cover the agreements and declarations bearing upon a General International Organization, including the text of the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals and the charter signed on June 26, 1945." -- back cover
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks The Karl H. Niebyl Collection HC 59 .F55 1946 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML20050003

Includes appendices and the excerpts of the charter of the United Nations together with the stature of the International Court of Justice, signed at the United Nations Conferences on International Organization in San Francisco, CA on June 26, 1945.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113 - 114) and index,

I. World economic and social interdependence : Influence of League Covenant -- Controlling ideas -- Objectives of policy --

II. World economic purposes and world agencies : Functional problems to be solved -- Existing agencies -- Agencies not yet established -- Analysis of functions of specialized agencies -- The international labor organization -- The food and agricultural organization -- The international monetary fund -- The international bank for reconstruction and development --An international trade authority -- Commodity agreements and cartels -- Educational and cultural organization of the United Nations --

III. Charter provisions for a social and economic council : Role of the general assembly -- Functions of the council -- Administrative budgets of specialized agencies -- Coordination of activities -- Arrangements with agencies for joint deliberations -- Establishment of economic commissions -- The secretary --

IV, The tasks of the general assembly and the economic and social council : Experience of league on coordination problems -- Universal membership and domestic coordination -- The security council and economic affairs -- Relation to the general assembly -- Future of the economic and social council -- The international secretariat -- Coordination of the special agencies -- Regional conferences -- Non-self-governing areas -- A permanent seat for the economic and social council.

"In this valuable analysis of the charter, article by article, the commentators have presented a clarification of the structure of the United States Organization, the powers and functions of the Secretary Council, the General Assembly and other principal organs. Detailed comparisons with the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals and references to the discussions at San Francisco make a valuable contribution to better understanding of the meaning and significance of the charter. The documents included cover the agreements and declarations bearing upon a General International Organization, including the text of the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals and the charter signed on June 26, 1945." -- back cover

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