World Chronicle 877: Deepak Nayyar, Nitin Desai

Michael Littlejohns interviews Professor Deepak Nayyar, a member of the Word Institute for Development Economics Research; and Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General of the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs, for World Chronicle program 877.

• Categories: News & Features / Features / World Chronicle
• Video Length: 00:28:06
• Production Date: 21 October 2002
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: LOUIS HAMANN; NITIN DESAI
• Corporate Name: DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS - DESA; WORLD INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS RESEARCH - WIDER
• Subject Topical: GLOBALIZATION
• MAMS Id: 2171328
• Parent Id: 824914

Description

"GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS"

Much has been written on the subject of globalization, but few commentators have looked at the issue in terms of the role and relevance of international organizations - like the United Nations system and the Bretton Woods Institutions. Are these bodies still adequate to meet the needs of the contemporary world? If so, how should they adapt to the new economic and political realities? Are new institutions necessary to correct what some view as a "democratic deficit" in the way the international organizations work? These are some of the questions discussed in this edition of World Chronicle with two leading experts on economic development: Professor Deepak Nayyar, a member of the Word Institute for Development Economics Research; and Nitin Desai, Under-Secretary-General of the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

• Scripts: File; 877.pdf (42.09 KB)