Transforming the United Nations System : Designs for a Workable World /

Global problems require global solutions. However, the United Nations, as presently constituted, is incapable of addressing many global problems effectively. One nation-one vote decision-making in most UN agencies fails to reflect the distribution of power in the world at large, while the allocation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : United Nations University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United Nations.
United Nations > Management.
United Nations > Reorganization.
Management.
International organization.
Administrative agencies > Reorganization.
Restructuration de l'entreprise.
Conseil de securite de l'ONU.
Organisation des Nations unies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Organisation internationale.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Global problems require global solutions. However, the United Nations, as presently constituted, is incapable of addressing many global problems effectively. One nation-one vote decision-making in most UN agencies fails to reflect the distribution of power in the world at large, while the allocation of power in the Security Council is both unfair and anachronistic. Hence, nations are reluctant to endow the UN with the authority and the resources it needs. Extensive reform is essential. This book is rooted in the proposition that the design of decision-making systems greatly affects their legitimacy and effectiveness. It proposes numerous systemic improvements, largely through weighted voting formulae that balance the needs of shareholders and stakeholders in diverse UN agencies.
Physical Description:1 online resource (460 pages).
ISBN:9789280871999

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