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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Jolly , Louis Emmerij , Dharam Ghai , Frédéric LapeyrePublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.590kg ISBN: 9780253216847ISBN 10: 0253216842 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 18 June 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Boxes, Tables, and Figures Foreword by Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss Preface and Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Part I. Values and History 1. Has There Been Progress? Values and Criteria for UN History 2. The History of Development Thinking from Adam Smith to John Maynard Keynes Part II. Ideas and Action 3. The 1940s and 1950s: The Foundations of UN Development Thinking and Practice 4. The 1960s: The UN Development Decade—Mobilizing for Development 5. The 1970s: Equity in Development 6. The 1980s: Losing Control and Marginalizing the Poorest 7. The 1990s: Rediscovering a Human Vision 8. Building the Human Foundations 9. Structural and Sectoral Change Part III. Outcomes and the Future 10. The Record of Performance 11. UN Contributions and Missed Opportunities 12. Lessons for the Future: Development Thinking and the UN's Future Appendix: ILO Special Topics Notes Index About the Authors About the UN Intellectual History ProjectReviews<p>One of the titles in a projected 14--volume series sponsored by the United Nations Intellectual History Project (see also Michael Ward's book in this series, Quantifying the World: UN Ideas and Statistics, CH, Oct'04), this institutional history of the UN is surprisingly readable. The product of four authors' collaboration, it tells an interesting story of UN work in development theory and practice. After a brief review of development literature, the authors break down the UN experience into five major periods. The 1940s and 1950s were foundational, with the work of Raul Prebisch and many others promulgated under UN auspices. The 1960s were the decade of development, first declared by John F. Kennedy in 1961. The 1970s saw a focus on equity in development, and the 1980s saw UN agencies being eclipsed by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. By the 1990s, the UN Development Program restored a focus on human development that had been lost earlier. Concluding with a review of UN development ideas, the authors describe successes but do not hesitate to point out failures. Well organized and well written, this book will be essential reading in international organization or economic development courses. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Public, academic, upper--division undergraduate and up, and professional library collections.S./P>--S. Waalkes, Malone College Choice (01/01/2005) <p> Well organized and well written, this book will be essential reading ininternational organization or economic development courses. Summing Up: Highlyrecommended. Public, academic, upper-division undergraduate and up, and professionallibrary collections. -- Choice, January 2005 Author InformationRichard Jolly is Senior Research Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project. Louis Emmerij is Senior Research Fellow at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he is co-director of the United Nations Intellectual History Project. Dharam Ghai is Advisor to the International Labour Organization. Frédéric Lapeyre is Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, Catholic University of Louvain, and a member of the United Nations Intellectual History Project. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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