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States, Markets and Just Growth
Development in the Twenty-first Century
Series: United Nations System in the 21st Century, The
( Print: April 2003
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This publication examines the common concerns of developing countries seeking just and fair growth and at the same time highlights their special regional needs. It addresses the following topics: the...
This publication examines the common concerns of developing countries seeking just and fair growth and at the same time highlights their special regional needs. It addresses the following topics: the...
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Beyond Violence
Conflict Resolution Process in Northern Ireland
Series: UNU Policy Perspectives
( Print: November 2002
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After almost thirty years of bloody conflict, the opposing parties in Northern Ireland eventually signed an agreement about how to share power, thus bringing to an end the conflict that had claimed...
After almost thirty years of bloody conflict, the opposing parties in Northern Ireland eventually signed an agreement about how to share power, thus bringing to an end the conflict that had claimed...
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Global Governance and the United Nations System
( Print: April 2002
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This publication offers a wide-ranging analysis of changing world order at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume discuss various aspects of this transformation...
This publication offers a wide-ranging analysis of changing world order at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The contributors to this volume discuss various aspects of this transformation...
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Conflict Prevention
Path to Peace or Grand Illusion?
Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: February 2003
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This publication evaluates the institutional record on conflict prevention, identifies current trends in conflict prevention practice, and makes recommendations on improving organizational capacity...
This publication evaluates the institutional record on conflict prevention, identifies current trends in conflict prevention practice, and makes recommendations on improving organizational capacity...
Globalization and the Sustainability of Cities in the Asia Pacific Region
( Print: January 2002
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In this publication, scholars from around the region analyze the impact of globalization on cities in Asia and the Pacific. This collection of essays forms a useful, comprehensive, and ambitious study...
In this publication, scholars from around the region analyze the impact of globalization on cities in Asia and the Pacific. This collection of essays forms a useful, comprehensive, and ambitious study...
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Democracy in Latin America
(Re)Constructing Political Society
Series: Changing Nature of Democracy, The
( Print: March 2002
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(Re)democratization in much of Latin America has had to confront a legacy of civil war or political repression, as well as the social dilemmas inherent in the integration of the region into the global...
(Re)democratization in much of Latin America has had to confront a legacy of civil war or political repression, as well as the social dilemmas inherent in the integration of the region into the global...
Human Development and the Environment
Challenges for the United Nations in the New Millennium
Series: UNU Millennium Series
( Print: April 2002
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The new millennium sees humankind living in a vastly more complex, inter-linked, and mutually dependent world. There are increasing numbers of actors in world affairs today, as private and public non...
The new millennium sees humankind living in a vastly more complex, inter-linked, and mutually dependent world. There are increasing numbers of actors in world affairs today, as private and public non...
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Trade, Environment, and the Millennium
( Print: May 2002
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While most trade officials and others who have a direct interest in multilateral trade policy consider the multilateral system to be a major contributor to the enormous growth of world trade and...
While most trade officials and others who have a direct interest in multilateral trade policy consider the multilateral system to be a major contributor to the enormous growth of world trade and...
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East Asian Experience in Environmental Governance
Response in a Rapidly Developing Region
The East Asian region has seen considerable growth in its economy, industrial base, and population in the last two decades. Incidentally, all three of these factors are often linked to over...
The East Asian region has seen considerable growth in its economy, industrial base, and population in the last two decades. Incidentally, all three of these factors are often linked to over...
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Enhancing Global Governance
Towards a New Diplomacy
Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: September 2002
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This publication examines the institutional bases and diplomatic practices that underpin global governance. It analyzes the means by which global governance has been promoted by innovative diplomatic...
This publication examines the institutional bases and diplomatic practices that underpin global governance. It analyzes the means by which global governance has been promoted by innovative diplomatic...
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From Civil Strife to Civil Society
Civil and Military Responsibilities in Disrupted States
Series: Foundations of Peace
( Print: September 2003
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In the 1990s the United Nations, the militaries of key member states, and Non-Governmental Organizations became increasingly entangled in the complex affairs of disrupted states. In some situations...
In the 1990s the United Nations, the militaries of key member states, and Non-Governmental Organizations became increasingly entangled in the complex affairs of disrupted states. In some situations...
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Niña and Its Impacts, La
Facts and Speculation
La Niña, the result of air-sea interaction, can be described as the appearance of cold surface water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. While people around the globe have become...
La Niña, the result of air-sea interaction, can be described as the appearance of cold surface water in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. While people around the globe have become...
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Financing for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
( Print: January 2002
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What is the role and what are the sensitivities and perspectives of Latin America and the Caribbean in regard to financing for development? This publication attempts to provide a comprehensive answer...
What is the role and what are the sensitivities and perspectives of Latin America and the Caribbean in regard to financing for development? This publication attempts to provide a comprehensive answer...
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Globalization of Human Rights, The
Series: United Nations System in the 21st Century, The
( Print: November 2003
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The Globalization of Human Rights addresses a set of questions focusing on the justice at the national, regional, and international levels. The examination of these questions is conducted through...
The Globalization of Human Rights addresses a set of questions focusing on the justice at the national, regional, and international levels. The examination of these questions is conducted through...
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Regionalism, Multilateralism, and Economic Integration
The Recent Experience
In the early 1990s, the world witnessed a growth in regional trade agreements unprecedented in history. This publication looks at the characteristics of recent regional agreements and examines the...
In the early 1990s, the world witnessed a growth in regional trade agreements unprecedented in history. This publication looks at the characteristics of recent regional agreements and examines the...
Regional Peacekeepers
The Paradox of Russian Peacekeeping
This publication investigates Russian military presence in its former Soviet territory, to determine whether these forces have been genuinely peacekeeping, or are in fact a post-imperial presence that...
This publication investigates Russian military presence in its former Soviet territory, to determine whether these forces have been genuinely peacekeeping, or are in fact a post-imperial presence that...
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Mangrove Management and Conservation
Present and Future
A long-term plan for the sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems is urgently needed. Monitoring, research and evaluation are vital components of a successful conservation strategy for mangrove forests...
A long-term plan for the sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems is urgently needed. Monitoring, research and evaluation are vital components of a successful conservation strategy for mangrove forests...
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Reforming Africa's Institutions
Ownership, Initiatives, and Capabilities
This title looks at the degree to which recent reforms undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa have enhanced institutional capacities across the breadth of government. It analyzes to what extent reforms...
This title looks at the degree to which recent reforms undertaken in Sub-Saharan Africa have enhanced institutional capacities across the breadth of government. It analyzes to what extent reforms...
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Democratization in the Middle East
Experiences, Struggles, Challenges
Series: Changing Nature of Democracy, The
( Print: April 2003
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This publication addresses a number of key issues that would determine the success or failure of sustainable democratization in the countries of the Middle East. Drawing on conceptual and country...
This publication addresses a number of key issues that would determine the success or failure of sustainable democratization in the countries of the Middle East. Drawing on conceptual and country...
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International Waters in Southern Africa
Series: Water Resources Management and Policy
( Print: April 2003
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Due to the large disparity in the availability of water between the wet northern region and the drier south parts of Southern Africa, water management has become an issue of critical importance to...
Due to the large disparity in the availability of water between the wet northern region and the drier south parts of Southern Africa, water management has become an issue of critical importance to...