Title:
What's wrong with the United Nations and how to fix it
Author:
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-
ISBN:
9780745659824
9780745659831
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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.
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