UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund): Global Governance That Works

作者 Richard Jolly
出版社 Routledge
出版时间 2014年3月
ISBN 9780415491174

内容简介

Thisbookprovidesanin-depthanalysisofUNICEF’sdevelopmentandoperations,whilstexploringthesignificanceofUNICEF’sachievementsandthereasonsbehindthem.UNICEFisoneofthebestknownorganizationsoftheUnitedNationssystemandtheoldestoftheUN’sdevelopmentfunds.ItisalsothepartoftheUNwhichconsistentlyreceivessupportfromallcountriesroundtheworld,includingtheUnitedStates.ThisbookbringsoutthewiderreasonsforUNICEF’ssuccessandpopularity,settingtheminthecontextofUNICEF’sevolutionsince1946anddrawinglessonsforotherinternationalorganizations.Thebookarguesthat,despiteitsproblems,internationalactionforchildren,builtsubstantiallyonnon-economicfoundations,isnotonlypossible,butcanbehighlysuccessfulinmobilizingsupport,producingresultsandmakingadifferencetothelivesofmillionsofchildren.Thiswillbeofgreatinteresttoallscholarsofinternationalorganisations,development,humanrightsandtheUnitedNationssystem.

作者简介

RichardJollyisadevelopmenteconomistandhonoraryprofessorandresearchassociateoftheInstituteofDevelopmentStudiesattheUniversityofSussex,wherehewasdirectorinthe1970s.HeworkedfortheUNasanAssistantSecretary-Generalforalmost20years:from1982-95asdeputyexecutivedirectorforprogramsofUNICEFandfrom1996-2000asspecialcoordinatorofUNDP’sHumanDevelopmentReport.AfterleavingtheUN,hewasfor10yearsco-directoroftheUNIntellectualHistoryProjectandco-authorofthesummaryvolume,UNIdeasThatChangedtheWorld.Hiscareerhascombineddevelopmentaction,researchandteaching,fortheUN,forgovernments,andforuniversities.Hehasworkedasaneconomistinsomedozencountriesandwrittenoreditedsome20books,notablyonredistributionwithgrowth,adjustmentwithahumanface,disarmamentanddevelopment.HewasknightedbytheQueenin2001forhiscontributionstointernationaldevelopment.

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