This paper seeks to demystify and characterize China's official development finance by
examining lending mechanisms of China's two policy banks—China Development Bank and …

There has been an undeniable interest in recent years in the history of humanitarianism. It is
a field that has grown quickly and, as a field of inquiry, it incorporates a vast spectrum of …

This book explores the history of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) and its place within capitalist development. Since 1948, the OECD …

This article re-examines a contested chapter in the international and environmental history
of the 1970s. Even though largely neglected by historical research and in the public …

How does the USA react to Chinese initiatives that gather allies from among the states that
have been instrumental in sustaining the American-led liberal international order? We …

Aluminium was one of most cartelised industries in the international economic panorama of
the 20th century. Born following the discovery of electrolytic smelting process in 1886, this …

Global governance is widely perceived to be 'gridlocked','unravelling', and 'unfit for purpose'.
The legitimacy of old institutions is breaking down, yet new institutions struggle to establish …

As the world's leading donor, the EU plays an important role in the negotiation, design and
implementation of the rules of the game underpinning the international architecture of the …

This chapter proposes a historical framework for understanding the OEEC/OECD. After
presenting key modes of governance, it provides an overview of the organization's trajectory …

This chapter provides an introduction and critical discussion of the epistemic and ontological
underpinnings of UNESCO, the OECD and the World Bank and gives an overview of the …