WTO
- deals with the global rules of trade between nations
- it’s main function is to ensure that trade flows as smoothly, predictably and freely as possible
- the goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters and importers conduct their business
"99%"
- is a political slogan used by the Occupy movement (movement against social and economic inequality)
- «We are the 99%»
- the 99% are paying the price for the mistakes of a tiny minority within the upper class
- started in the US, but is now an international movement
IMF
- international fund is an international organization that was initiated in 1933 at Bretton Wood Conference
- was formally created in 1945 by 29 member countries
The World Bank
- a United Nations international institution that provides loand and developing countries for capital programs
- the World Bank’s official is the reduction of poverty
United Nations
- an international organization to promote international co-operation
- created following the second world war to prevent another such conflict
- 193 member states
- the UN headquarter is situated in Manhattan, New York City
- also has main offices in Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna
Great recession
- a term used to describe the general economic decline observed in world markets around the end of the first decade of the 21st century
- the recession is often associated with the US subprime mortage crisis and financial crisis of 2007-2008
Occupy Wall Street
- started with demonstrations in New York City the 17th of September, 2011
- the demonstrations had spread to at least 70 cities in the US
- the demonstrations spread to other countries, like Germany England and Italy
- demonstrated against social and economic inequality, greed and corruption
- used the slogan «we are the 99%»
Globalization
- the process of international intergration arising from the interchange of world views, products, ideas and aspects of culture
- the world is getting «closer»
- we affect each other
NGOs
- a non-govermental organization is any nonprofit, voluntary citizen’s group which is organized on a local, national or international level Sources:
http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/thewto_e.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Organization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_are_the_99%25
http://wearethe99percent.tumblr.com
http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Monetary_Fund
http://www.worldbank.org/en/about
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession
http://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_Wall_Street
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globalization
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-governmental_organization
