1. Development
- Author:
- David M. Malone and Rohinton P. Medhora
- Publication Date:
- 11-2013
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- United Nations University
- Abstract:
- Notions of development have varied over time, and so an account of the international organizations concerned with its advancement must be accordingly elastic. The roots of international organizations concerned with development lie in two aspects of global inter-connectedness. The first is the propagation and management of a nascent technology for the global good. Thus were born the International Telegraph Union (ITU, now the International Telecommunication Union) in 1865 and the General Postal Union (GPU, now the Universal Postal Union) in 1874.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Emerging Markets, International Cooperation, International Organization, and Post Colonialism