United Nations : International Organization and World Politics - 3rd edition
United Nations : International Organization and World Politics - 3rd edition
by Lawrence Ziring, Robert Riggs and Jack Plano
Cover type: PaperbackEdition: 3RD 00
Copyright: 2000
Publisher: Harcourt Brace or Harcourt Press
Published: 2000
International: No
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Summary
The United Nations is an upper-division analysis of the history, processes, structure, and functions of the United Nations. It is intended for courses on international organizations, usually titled The United Nations, International Organization, International Development, or Conflict Resolution. The most successful one-volume text on the United Nations in the academic marketplace, it provides a comprehensive treatment that is adaptable to a variety of course approaches. The third edition does not alter the organization of the previous editions; no less significant, the basic historical material that made up the core of the first two editions remains intact in this latest rendering. Nevertheless, the book has been revised from cover to cover, redrafted to reflect significant changes in the world after the Cold War and the effect of those changes on the character and work of the United Nations.
Key Features
- The United Nations provides substantial coverage of key topics such as the United Nations in its historical perspective, security through collective action, disarmament and arms control, and social and technical cooperation.
- Provides a thorough examination of the purpose, achievements, and failures of the United Nations.
- The text fosters an understanding of the role of international organizations and the utility of international organization.
- This book has been produced with the student in mind. It is a factual account, objectively presented, and heavily illustrated with charts and figures that assist the student in understanding the functioning of the only truly universal organization.
- The United Nations is not only informative, it assists the instructor in exploring the purpose and work of international organizations. Each chapter builds upon another, and a select bibliography following each chapter offers both the student and the instructor with easy reference to supplemental publications.
New Features
- This book has been fully updated and includes all the salient data through 1998. It is the most comprehensive and up-to-date text in the field.
- Charts and tables have been completely revised or replaced with new ones added in their place.
- An analysis of the significance of the challenges confronting the organization in the twenty-first century adds vitality to the narrative and offers insight into the future.
- This is truly the first post-Cold War edition of The United Nations and, as such, has a better grasp of the changed ambience of international politics and how it would affect the world organization.
- Peacekeeping operations and their consequences, especially for the United Nations, are given expanded attention in this edition.
- Provides a discussion of the significant modification of the United Nations as it is called upon to yield to other organizations, or at the very least, to accept the principle of codeployment.
Author Bio
Riggs, Robert E. : Brigham Young University
Plano, Jack C. : Western Michigan University
Ziring, Lawrence : Western Michigan University
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The United Nations in Historical Perspective
Prologue
In the Beginning
The State System and International Organization
The Emergence of International Institutions
The League Experiment
Organizing the United Nations
Chapter 2 Legal Framework, Institutional Structures, and Financial Realities
The Constitutional Structure
Instruments of Political Decision Making
Financing the United Nations
Chapter 3 The UN Political Process
Participants in the UN Decision Process
UN Decision Making
The Consequences of UN Action
Chapter 4 Politics and the UN Secretariat
The International Civil Service
The UN Secretariat
The UN Secretariat in the Political Process
Revitalizing the United Nations
Chapter 5 Security through Collective Action
Balance of Power and Collective Security
The United Nations and Collective Security
The Peacekeeping Alternative
Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Law
Global Security and the United Nations
Chapter 6 The Settlement of International Disputes
Procedures for Settling International Disputes
UN Practice
Case Studies in UN Conflict Resolution
Conclusions on Dispute Settlement
Chapter 7 Disarmament and Arms Control
Disarmament in Historical Perspective
Arms Negotiation in the UN Era
Disarmament and Arms Control--A Balance Sheet
Obstacles to Disarmament
Approaches to the Disarmament Problem
Conclusion
Chapter 8 The Revolution of Self-Determination
Mandates Under the League
The Impact of World War II
UN Trusteeship
The United Nations and Total Decolonization
The UN Role: An Appraisal
Self-Determination in the Twenty-first Century
Chapter 9 Social and Technical Cooperation
Functional Cooperation in Theory and Practice
Human Rights Rule-making
Rules in Other Functional Settings
Information and Promotion
Internationally Administered Programs
Conclusion
Chapter 10 Managing International Trade and Finance
Early Economic Models
Rebuilding the World Economy
The Attack on Trade Restrictions
Promoting Regional Integration
The Pursuit of International Liquidity
Conclusion
Chapter 11 Promoting Economic Development
Problems of Development
A Blueprint for Economic Development
Promoting International Action
Regional Programs
UN Programs
UN Development Financing Programs: The World Bank Group
Conclusion on Economic Development
Chapter 12 Looking Back Toward and Uncertain Future: The United Nations and the Twenty-first Century
The United Nations and Structural Reform
The Realities of the Global Condition
Fast Changing Times and a Slow Changing United Nations
Toward World Order
Appendices
A The Covenant of the League of Nations
B The Charter of the United Nations
C The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D United Nations Member States
E NGO Working Group on the Security Council: List of Associated Organizations
Other Editions of United Nations : International Organization and World Politics
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The United Nations is an upper-division analysis of the history, processes, structure, and functions of the United Nations. It is intended for courses on international organizations, usually titled The United Nations, International Organization, International Development, or Conflict Resolution. The most successful one-volume text on the United Nations in the academic marketplace, it provides a comprehensive treatment that is adaptable to a variety of course approaches. The third edition does not alter the organization of the previous editions; no less significant, the basic historical material that made up the core of the first two editions remains intact in this latest rendering. Nevertheless, the book has been revised from cover to cover, redrafted to reflect significant changes in the world after the Cold War and the effect of those changes on the character and work of the United Nations.
Key Features
- The United Nations provides substantial coverage of key topics such as the United Nations in its historical perspective, security through collective action, disarmament and arms control, and social and technical cooperation.
- Provides a thorough examination of the purpose, achievements, and failures of the United Nations.
- The text fosters an understanding of the role of international organizations and the utility of international organization.
- This book has been produced with the student in mind. It is a factual account, objectively presented, and heavily illustrated with charts and figures that assist the student in understanding the functioning of the only truly universal organization.
- The United Nations is not only informative, it assists the instructor in exploring the purpose and work of international organizations. Each chapter builds upon another, and a select bibliography following each chapter offers both the student and the instructor with easy reference to supplemental publications.
New Features
- This book has been fully updated and includes all the salient data through 1998. It is the most comprehensive and up-to-date text in the field.
- Charts and tables have been completely revised or replaced with new ones added in their place.
- An analysis of the significance of the challenges confronting the organization in the twenty-first century adds vitality to the narrative and offers insight into the future.
- This is truly the first post-Cold War edition of The United Nations and, as such, has a better grasp of the changed ambience of international politics and how it would affect the world organization.
- Peacekeeping operations and their consequences, especially for the United Nations, are given expanded attention in this edition.
- Provides a discussion of the significant modification of the United Nations as it is called upon to yield to other organizations, or at the very least, to accept the principle of codeployment.
Riggs, Robert E. : Brigham Young University
Plano, Jack C. : Western Michigan University
Ziring, Lawrence : Western Michigan University
Chapter 1 The United Nations in Historical Perspective
Prologue
In the Beginning
The State System and International Organization
The Emergence of International Institutions
The League Experiment
Organizing the United Nations
Chapter 2 Legal Framework, Institutional Structures, and Financial Realities
The Constitutional Structure
Instruments of Political Decision Making
Financing the United Nations
Chapter 3 The UN Political Process
Participants in the UN Decision Process
UN Decision Making
The Consequences of UN Action
Chapter 4 Politics and the UN Secretariat
The International Civil Service
The UN Secretariat
The UN Secretariat in the Political Process
Revitalizing the United Nations
Chapter 5 Security through Collective Action
Balance of Power and Collective Security
The United Nations and Collective Security
The Peacekeeping Alternative
Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Law
Global Security and the United Nations
Chapter 6 The Settlement of International Disputes
Procedures for Settling International Disputes
UN Practice
Case Studies in UN Conflict Resolution
Conclusions on Dispute Settlement
Chapter 7 Disarmament and Arms Control
Disarmament in Historical Perspective
Arms Negotiation in the UN Era
Disarmament and Arms Control--A Balance Sheet
Obstacles to Disarmament
Approaches to the Disarmament Problem
Conclusion
Chapter 8 The Revolution of Self-Determination
Mandates Under the League
The Impact of World War II
UN Trusteeship
The United Nations and Total Decolonization
The UN Role: An Appraisal
Self-Determination in the Twenty-first Century
Chapter 9 Social and Technical Cooperation
Functional Cooperation in Theory and Practice
Human Rights Rule-making
Rules in Other Functional Settings
Information and Promotion
Internationally Administered Programs
Conclusion
Chapter 10 Managing International Trade and Finance
Early Economic Models
Rebuilding the World Economy
The Attack on Trade Restrictions
Promoting Regional Integration
The Pursuit of International Liquidity
Conclusion
Chapter 11 Promoting Economic Development
Problems of Development
A Blueprint for Economic Development
Promoting International Action
Regional Programs
UN Programs
UN Development Financing Programs: The World Bank Group
Conclusion on Economic Development
Chapter 12 Looking Back Toward and Uncertain Future: The United Nations and the Twenty-first Century
The United Nations and Structural Reform
The Realities of the Global Condition
Fast Changing Times and a Slow Changing United Nations
Toward World Order
Appendices
A The Covenant of the League of Nations
B The Charter of the United Nations
C The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D United Nations Member States
E NGO Working Group on the Security Council: List of Associated Organizations
Published: 2000
International: No
Summary
The United Nations is an upper-division analysis of the history, processes, structure, and functions of the United Nations. It is intended for courses on international organizations, usually titled The United Nations, International Organization, International Development, or Conflict Resolution. The most successful one-volume text on the United Nations in the academic marketplace, it provides a comprehensive treatment that is adaptable to a variety of course approaches. The third edition does not alter the organization of the previous editions; no less significant, the basic historical material that made up the core of the first two editions remains intact in this latest rendering. Nevertheless, the book has been revised from cover to cover, redrafted to reflect significant changes in the world after the Cold War and the effect of those changes on the character and work of the United Nations.
Key Features
- The United Nations provides substantial coverage of key topics such as the United Nations in its historical perspective, security through collective action, disarmament and arms control, and social and technical cooperation.
- Provides a thorough examination of the purpose, achievements, and failures of the United Nations.
- The text fosters an understanding of the role of international organizations and the utility of international organization.
- This book has been produced with the student in mind. It is a factual account, objectively presented, and heavily illustrated with charts and figures that assist the student in understanding the functioning of the only truly universal organization.
- The United Nations is not only informative, it assists the instructor in exploring the purpose and work of international organizations. Each chapter builds upon another, and a select bibliography following each chapter offers both the student and the instructor with easy reference to supplemental publications.
New Features
- This book has been fully updated and includes all the salient data through 1998. It is the most comprehensive and up-to-date text in the field.
- Charts and tables have been completely revised or replaced with new ones added in their place.
- An analysis of the significance of the challenges confronting the organization in the twenty-first century adds vitality to the narrative and offers insight into the future.
- This is truly the first post-Cold War edition of The United Nations and, as such, has a better grasp of the changed ambience of international politics and how it would affect the world organization.
- Peacekeeping operations and their consequences, especially for the United Nations, are given expanded attention in this edition.
- Provides a discussion of the significant modification of the United Nations as it is called upon to yield to other organizations, or at the very least, to accept the principle of codeployment.
Author Bio
Riggs, Robert E. : Brigham Young University
Plano, Jack C. : Western Michigan University
Ziring, Lawrence : Western Michigan University
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The United Nations in Historical Perspective
Prologue
In the Beginning
The State System and International Organization
The Emergence of International Institutions
The League Experiment
Organizing the United Nations
Chapter 2 Legal Framework, Institutional Structures, and Financial Realities
The Constitutional Structure
Instruments of Political Decision Making
Financing the United Nations
Chapter 3 The UN Political Process
Participants in the UN Decision Process
UN Decision Making
The Consequences of UN Action
Chapter 4 Politics and the UN Secretariat
The International Civil Service
The UN Secretariat
The UN Secretariat in the Political Process
Revitalizing the United Nations
Chapter 5 Security through Collective Action
Balance of Power and Collective Security
The United Nations and Collective Security
The Peacekeeping Alternative
Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Law
Global Security and the United Nations
Chapter 6 The Settlement of International Disputes
Procedures for Settling International Disputes
UN Practice
Case Studies in UN Conflict Resolution
Conclusions on Dispute Settlement
Chapter 7 Disarmament and Arms Control
Disarmament in Historical Perspective
Arms Negotiation in the UN Era
Disarmament and Arms Control--A Balance Sheet
Obstacles to Disarmament
Approaches to the Disarmament Problem
Conclusion
Chapter 8 The Revolution of Self-Determination
Mandates Under the League
The Impact of World War II
UN Trusteeship
The United Nations and Total Decolonization
The UN Role: An Appraisal
Self-Determination in the Twenty-first Century
Chapter 9 Social and Technical Cooperation
Functional Cooperation in Theory and Practice
Human Rights Rule-making
Rules in Other Functional Settings
Information and Promotion
Internationally Administered Programs
Conclusion
Chapter 10 Managing International Trade and Finance
Early Economic Models
Rebuilding the World Economy
The Attack on Trade Restrictions
Promoting Regional Integration
The Pursuit of International Liquidity
Conclusion
Chapter 11 Promoting Economic Development
Problems of Development
A Blueprint for Economic Development
Promoting International Action
Regional Programs
UN Programs
UN Development Financing Programs: The World Bank Group
Conclusion on Economic Development
Chapter 12 Looking Back Toward and Uncertain Future: The United Nations and the Twenty-first Century
The United Nations and Structural Reform
The Realities of the Global Condition
Fast Changing Times and a Slow Changing United Nations
Toward World Order
Appendices
A The Covenant of the League of Nations
B The Charter of the United Nations
C The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
D United Nations Member States
E NGO Working Group on the Security Council: List of Associated Organizations
Other Editions of United Nations : International Organization and World Politics
