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Envisioning reform [electronic resource] : enhancing UN accountability in the twenty-first century / edited by Sumihiro Kuyama and Michael Ross Fowler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United Nations--Reform.
- United Nations.
- United Nations--Management.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (403 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The term accountability is increasingly heard at the United Nations. More than six decades after the organization's founding, people continue to ask exactly how the UN is accountable for what it does, and many agree that enhanced UN accountability is a prerequisite to effective global governance. Nevertheless, the concept is elusive and rarely defined, and views have diverged on its proper meaning and various implications. The contributors to this volume identify key issues, raise pertinent questions, and suggest useful reforms regarding accountability in the context of the United Nations syst
- Contents:
- E_2124_00b_FM.pdf; E_2124_01_Intro.pdf; E_2124_02_Ch01.pdf; E_2124_19_Index.pdf; E_2124_03_Ch02.pdf; E_2124_04_Ch03.pdf; E_2124_05_Ch04.pdf; E_2124_06_Ch05.pdf; E_2124_14_Ch13.pdf; E_2124_07_Ch06.pdf; E_2124_08_Ch07.pdf; E_2124_09_Ch08.pdf; E_2124_10_Ch09.pdf; E_2124_11_Ch10.pdf; E_2124_12_Ch11.pdf; E_2124_13_Ch12.pdf; E_2124_15_Ch14.pdf; E_2124_16_Concl.pdf; E_2124_17_App1.pdf; E_2124_18_App2.pdf
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 92-808-7139-0
- OCLC:
- 697175264
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