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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456365903321

Titolo

Envisioning reform [[electronic resource] ] : enhancing UN accountability in the twenty-first century / / edited by Sumihiro Kuyama and Michael Ross Fowler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tokyo ; ; New York, : United Nations University Press, c2009

ISBN

92-808-7139-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KuyamaSumihiro

FowlerMichael Ross

Disciplina

352.3/572113

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

E_2124_00b_FM.pdf; E_2124_01_Intro.pdf; E_2124_02_Ch01.pdf; E_2124_19_Index.pdf; E_2124_03_Ch02.pdf; E_2124_04_Ch03.pdf; E_2124_05_Ch04.pdf; E_2124_06_Ch05.pdf; E_2124_14_Ch13.pdf; E_2124_07_Ch06.pdf; E_2124_08_Ch07.pdf; E_2124_09_Ch08.pdf; E_2124_10_Ch09.pdf; E_2124_11_Ch10.pdf; E_2124_12_Ch11.pdf; E_2124_13_Ch12.pdf; E_2124_15_Ch14.pdf; E_2124_16_Concl.pdf; E_2124_17_App1.pdf; E_2124_18_App2.pdf

Sommario/riassunto

The term accountability is increasingly heard at the United Nations. More than six decades after the organization's founding, people continue to ask exactly how the UN is accountable for what it does, and many agree that enhanced UN accountability is a prerequisite to effective global governance. Nevertheless, the concept is elusive and rarely defined, and views have diverged on its proper meaning and various implications. The contributors to this volume identify key issues, raise pertinent questions, and suggest useful reforms regarding accountability in the context of the United Nations syst