Description
Book SynopsisAssesses the development and implementation of UN ideas regarding sustainable economic development and human security, and also applies lessons learned to suggest ways in which the United Nations can play a fuller role in confronting the challenges of human survival with dignity in the 21st century.
Trade ReviewA telling account of ideas in action.
* The New York Review of Books *
As the book makes clear, the UN is important as a site—or as a sort of ecological environment—for not just the exercise of power but also the exercise of imagination.November/December 2009
* Foreign Affairs *
A telling account of ideas in action.May 27, 2010
* The New York Review of Books *
Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations
List of Figures and Boxes
Acknowledgments
Foreword by [TBA]
Introduction
I. UNIHP at a Glance
1. Overview
2. "Three UNs" and Their Impact
II. United Nations Ideas that Shaped the World
3. Human Rights: From Aspiration to Implementation
4. Gender and Women's Rights: From Empowerment to Equality
5. Development Policies: From National and Regional Perspectives to Beyond
6. International Economic Relations: From National Interests to Global Solidarity
7. Development Ideologies: From Planning to Markets
8. Social Development: From Sectoral to Integrated Perspectives
9. Sustainability: From Protecting the Environment to Preserving Ecological Systems
10. Peace and Human Security: From States to Individuals
11. Human Development: From Narrower to Broader Horizons
III. A Future for the UN and the Planet
12. A Balance Sheet
13. Challenges Ahead
14. Strengthening Global Governance
Notes
Index
About the Authors
About UNIHP
