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International organizations : a dictionary and directory / Giuseppe Schiavone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schiavone, Giuseppe.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International agencies--Dictionaries.
- International agencies.
- International agencies--Directories.
- Genre:
- Directories.
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- iii, 348 pages ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Fifth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [UK] ; New York : Palgrave, 2001.
- Summary:
- This standard resource is a comprehensive guide exclusively devoted to international organizations and major consultation forums, at the subregional, regional and interregional levels, stressing their changing role in the era of globalization. The book gives, in the form of a dictionary, an up-to-date and impartial account of the vast majority of UN and non-UN agencies, providing information and analysis not readily available elsewhere. Treatment is not confined to institutional aspects but includes a balanced assessment of the problems and prospects of each agency.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0333969189
- OCLC:
- 47675647
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