The Nature Of United Nations Bureaucracies

by David Pitt, Thomas G Weiss

Overview

This book concentrates on the bureaucratic aspects of the United Nation. It is intended to be educational, and indeed young people are intended to be a special audience. The book attempts to identify explanations for stability and initiative within international secretariats.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367294274
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David Pitt, Thomas G. Weiss

Table of Contents

Preface — Introduction — Towards a Theory of International Organizations — On the Anthropology of the United Nations System — Power in the Un Superbureaucracy: A New Byzantium? — Permanence and Innovation in International Organisations — A Typology of United Nations Organisations — Selected Case Studies — UNCTAD, Controversy Over International Trade — International Secretariat or Servant of the G77?: a Portrait of UNCTAD* — Unctad and Its Shareholders: Dialogue for Betterment — Unesco, A Secretariat Under Fire — The 'Politicization' of Un Specialized Agencies: The UNESCO SYNDROME — The UNESCO Secretariat 'Decolonised'? Geographical Distribution of the Staff, 1972–84 — A Regional Perspective — Experts of the United Nations in Third World Development: A View From Asia — Conclusion — The United Nations: Unhappy Family