The contribution of the United Nations to the improvement of public administration : a 60-year history

Format:

Book

Contributor:

United Nations Division for Public Administration and Development Management., Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations--History.

United Nations.

Public administration.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] United Nations 2009

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a concise history of the United Nations Programme on Public Administration, Finance and Development since its inception 60 years ago. It is organized in six sections. The first section reviews broadly the global trends in public administration. The second narrates briefly the establishment of the Programme and the system of general direction and supervision of the Programme provided by the United Nations legislatives bodies. The third discusses how the Programme was directed and supervised by a specific body. The fourth summarizes the diverse activities carried out under the Programme for the benefit of Member States and the international community. The fifth and sixth sections detail the present position of the Programme and its future perspective.

Contents:

Intro

Notes

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Table of contents

Contribution of the United Nations to the improvement of public administration: A 60-year history

Section 1. Overview: from public administration to governance

Section 2. Intergovernmental perspective

Section 3. Analysis and expert advice on public administration

Section 4. The evolution of the United Nations programme on public administration

Section 5. The public administration division

Section 6. The way forward.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

9789210543194

921054319X

OCLC:

1409702585