Address at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Political Science

Eugene Meyer, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, spoke about the marriage partnership between politics and economics in which divorce is an impossibility. The essential objective and the operation of the Bank which is to promote the international flow of long-ter...

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Main Author: Meyer, Eugene
Format: Speech
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/427521525075650733/Address-by-Mr-Eugene-Meyer-President-of-the-International-Bank-For-Reconstruction-and-Development-at-the-annual-meeting-of-the-Academy-of-political-science-Hotel-Astor-New-York-City-November-7-1946
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spelling okr-10986-316872021-04-23T14:04:54Z Address at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Political Science Meyer, Eugene POLITICAL ACTION PEACE AND PROSPERITY RECONSTRUCTION STARVATION LABOR RELATIONS LOAN GUARANTEES LONG-TERM CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT PROMOTION Eugene Meyer, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, spoke about the marriage partnership between politics and economics in which divorce is an impossibility. The essential objective and the operation of the Bank which is to promote the international flow of long-term capital and to assure funds for the reconstruction of devastated areas and the development of resources in member countries. The Bank does not compete with private banks, but rather serves to promote foreign investment. It is empowered to extend credit from its own capital, borrow capital, and issue loan guarantees. World stability is threatened by a starvation for the materials with which to reconstruct. He stressed the need for settling the labor disputes without the disastrous strikes which bring about world starvation. The Bank can play the accelerating role of reconstruction and development for which it was established. 2019-05-10T20:51:27Z 2019-05-10T20:51:27Z 1946-11-07 Speech http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/427521525075650733/Address-by-Mr-Eugene-Meyer-President-of-the-International-Bank-For-Reconstruction-and-Development-at-the-annual-meeting-of-the-Academy-of-political-science-Hotel-Astor-New-York-City-November-7-1946 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31687 English New York City, November 7, 1946; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: President's Speech
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topic POLITICAL ACTION
PEACE AND PROSPERITY
RECONSTRUCTION
STARVATION
LABOR RELATIONS
LOAN GUARANTEES
LONG-TERM CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT PROMOTION
spellingShingle POLITICAL ACTION
PEACE AND PROSPERITY
RECONSTRUCTION
STARVATION
LABOR RELATIONS
LOAN GUARANTEES
LONG-TERM CAPITAL
DEVELOPMENT
INVESTMENT PROMOTION
Meyer, Eugene
Address at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Political Science
relation New York City, November 7, 1946;
description Eugene Meyer, President of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, spoke about the marriage partnership between politics and economics in which divorce is an impossibility. The essential objective and the operation of the Bank which is to promote the international flow of long-term capital and to assure funds for the reconstruction of devastated areas and the development of resources in member countries. The Bank does not compete with private banks, but rather serves to promote foreign investment. It is empowered to extend credit from its own capital, borrow capital, and issue loan guarantees. World stability is threatened by a starvation for the materials with which to reconstruct. He stressed the need for settling the labor disputes without the disastrous strikes which bring about world starvation. The Bank can play the accelerating role of reconstruction and development for which it was established.
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url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/427521525075650733/Address-by-Mr-Eugene-Meyer-President-of-the-International-Bank-For-Reconstruction-and-Development-at-the-annual-meeting-of-the-Academy-of-political-science-Hotel-Astor-New-York-City-November-7-1946
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