international organization
International organizations engaged in economic cooperation are increasing along with economic liberalization which is increasingly being accepted by countries in the world. In addition to global organizations, there are also regional organizations that aim to regulate the implementation of free trade in a region. In this chapter, we will discuss the characteristics of the global economy which have implications for international economic cooperation. After that, it will also discuss the role and activities of international organizations in issues of economic cooperation. World economic growth raises interdependence between countries. The effect of this dependence is not uniform and has changed the size and carrying capacity of natural resources of a country. A small number of countries have sufficient natural resources so that they do not have dependence on other countries' resources and have an area and population that can be developed into economic power. These countries, for...