Ahead of the Curve?: Un Ideas and Global Challenges

by Louis Emmerij and Thomas G. Weiss

Ideas and concepts are arguably the most important legacy of the United Nations. Ahead of the Curve? analyzes the evolution of key ideas and concepts about international economic and social development born or nurtured, refined or applied under UN auspices since 1945. The authors evaluate the policy ideas coming from UN organizations and scholars in relation to such critical issues as decolonization, sustainable development, structural adjustment,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025321467X
• ISBN13: 9780253214676
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"