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Unity and diversity in development ideas : perspectives from the UN regional commissions /

This volume surveys the history of the UN's regional commissions and the ideas they have developed over the last 40 years. Each essay is devoted to one of the five regional commissions--Europe, Asia and the Far East, Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia--and how they have approached their mi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Berthelot, Yves
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2004.
Colección:United Nations intellectual history project (Series) ; 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This volume surveys the history of the UN's regional commissions and the ideas they have developed over the last 40 years. Each essay is devoted to one of the five regional commissions--Europe, Asia and the Far East, Latin America, Africa, and Western Asia--and how they have approached their mission of assessing the condition of regional economies and making prognoses about future conditions. The essays describe how each commission has added local perspectives to global debates over economic development and brought an authentic regional voice to the UN. Contributors are Adebayo Adedeji, Yve.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 445 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0253110890
9780253110893