Links Chapter 14: The International Economy: A Global Road Map Cuba and Economic Sanctions This link takes you to the Yahoo! Cuban sanctions site. The author discusses economic nationalism and sanctions on pages 395-98. At this site, you can link to the U.S. State Department's policy on Cuba, information on the Helms/Burton Act, and other information regarding U.S. and Cuban relations. Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq (CASI) CASI campaigns for the lifting of the current economic sanctions enforced by the UN against Iraq, which according to CASI, have had a disastrous effect on the citizens of Iraq. CASI does not believe in the effectiveness of economic sanctions and it is against using them as a political tool. The United Nations Development Programme According to the author, on page 400, much of the world is generally divided into two economic spheres: a wealthy North and a less wealthy South. To learn more about the economic issues facing the least developed countries of the world, visit the United Nations Development Programme Web site. UNDP's mission is to help countries in their efforts to achieve human development by assisting them to build their capacity to design and carry out development programs in poverty eradication, employment creation and sustainable livelihoods, the empowerment of women, and the protection and regeneration of the environment, giving first priority to poverty eradication. Exchange Rates The importance of exchange rates is discussed on pages 416-17 of your textbook. This site provides information on up-to-the-minute currency exchange rates. You can also use the interactive conversion table to compare exchange rates of world currencies. So, if you have some Japanese yen left over from your trip to Asia, check out what they would be worth in France.