What's wrong with the United Nations and how to fix it
by
 
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-

Title
: 
What's wrong with the United Nations and how to fix it

Author
: 
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-

ISBN
: 
9780745659824
 
9780745659831

Personal Author
: 
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-

Edition
: 
2nd ed.

Publication Information
: 
Cambridge : Polity, 2012.

Physical Description
: 
xx, 292 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note
: 
Originally published: 2008.

Contents
: 
Machine generated contents note: pt. One Diagnosing the Ills -- 1.Westphalia, Alive But Not Well -- 2.North-South Theater -- 3.The Feudal System, or Dysfunctional Family -- 4.Overwhelming Bureaucracy and Underwhelming Leadership -- pt. Two Palliatives if Not Cures -- 5.Redefining National Interests -- 6.Moving Beyond the North-South Divide -- 7.Truly Delivering as One -- 8.Reinvigorating the International Civil Service.

Abstract
: 
This book charts the history of the UN through to the present day, documenting its failure to adapt to contemporary conflicts and the post 9-11 world. Divided into two halves, the book firstly analyses the structural and organisational problems of the UN, and then sets out a program of changes.

Corporate Subject
: 
United Nations.


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