Joining the IBE? The Influence of Global Power Relations

The IBE was further away from its goal of universality from the point of view of its affiliated members. Clearly, the Latin and Anglo-Saxon clans that existed in UNESCO, and before that in the ICIC, were echoed within the IBE. As a result, the general orientation of the Bureau would be more strongly marked by a tendency to favour the definition of universalisable principles over a more practical and economic approach. As a consequence, the relatively small number of members often had faced a difficult financial situation, which is presented in an insert.