Böcker av Richard Jolly

Assesses the development and implementation of UN ideas regarding sustainable economic development and human security. This book suggests ways in which the United Nations can play a fuller role in confronting the challenges of human survival with dignity in the 21st century.

Presents the human and moving stories of a group of individuals who contributed to the economic and social record of the UN's life and activities. This book deals with such events and issues as the UN's founding, decolonization, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, human rights, the environment, and September 11, 2001.

Offers a history of the ideas and realities of international development, from the classical economists to the emphasis on human rights, and a history of the UN's role in shaping and implementing development paradigms.