UN Contributions to Development Thinking and Practice (United Nations Intellectual History Project)
Contributors: Richard Jolly (Editor)
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: June 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 387
ISBN-13: 9780253344076
Subjects: Development studies; Social forecasting, futurology; United Nations & UN agencies; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Development - Economic Development; International Relations - Arms Control; International Relations - General; Economic aspects; Economic development; History; Human rights; International cooperation; Poverty; Prevention; United Nations
Description: The authors argue that the UN Charter is infused with the human values & human concerns that are at the centre of the UN's thinking on economic & human development today. They show how the UN's approach to development has evolved to include a broad range of social issues, from poverty reduction to equality.