ConUNdrum : the limits of the United Nations and the search for alternatives / edited by Brett D. Schaefer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schaefer, Brett D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--Evaluation.

United Nations.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

xxviii, 371 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2009]

Contents:

Smart multilateralism : when and when not to rely on the United Nations / Kim R. Holmes

Making law : the United Nations' role in formulating and enforcing international law / Lee A. Casey and David B. Rivkin Jr.

Mission improbable : international interventions, the United Nations, and the challenge of conflict resolution / Greg Mills and Terence McNamee

Dysfunction in international environmental policy : how the U.N. undermines effective solutions / Christopher C. Horner

Human wrongs : why the U.N. is ill equipped to champion human rights / Brett D. Schaefer and Steven Groves

The quest for happiness : how the U.N.'s advocacy of economic, social, and cultural rights undermines liberty and opportunity / Susan Yoshihara

The United Nations and development : grand aims, modest results / Terry Miller

Promoting free trade through the United Nations / Daniella Markheim

Restoring the role of the nation-state system in arms control and disarmament / Baker Spring

Curing the international health system / Roger Bate and Karen Porter.

Notes:

"Published in cooperation with the Heritage Foundation."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442200067

1442200065

9781442200081

1442200081

OCLC:

320954007