Global governance and the UN : an unfinished journey / Thomas G. Weiss and Ramesh Thakur; foreword by John Gerard Ruggie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946-

Contributor:

Thakur, Ramesh, 1948-

Series:

United Nations intellectual history project (Series)

United Nations intellectual history project

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International organization.

International cooperation.

United Nations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the 21st century, the world is faced with threats of global scale that cannot be confronted without collective action. Although global government as such does not exist, formal and informal institutions, practices, and initiatives-together forming ""global governance""-bring a greater measure of predictability, stability, and order to trans-border issues than might be expected. Yet, there are significant gaps between many current global problems and available solutions. Thomas G. Weiss and Ramesh Thakur analyze the UN's role in addressing such knowledge, normative, policy, institutional,

Contents:

The problematique of global governance

Tracing the origins of an idea and the UN's contribution

Part 1 : international security

The use of force : war, collective security, and peace operations

Arms control and disarmament

Terrorism

Part 2 : development

Trade, aid, and finance

Sustainable development

Saving the environment : the ozone layer and climate change

Part 3 : human rights

Generations of rights

Protecting against pandemics

The responsibility to protect.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612555190

9781282555198

1282555197

9780253004154

0253004152

OCLC:

613205647