Introduction: Development, the largest of four UN functions / Stephen Browne And Thomas G. Weiss -- The UN development system : origins, structure, status / Stephen Browne and Thomas G. Weiss -- The UN and development : objectives and governance / José Antonio Ocampo -- Emerging powers, a...

"Based on extensive original research that has critically examined the role and functions of the organizations of the UN development system, this book seeks to capture in a single volume a comprehensive review of the UN's performance and prospects for development. The contributors each offer...

From international to global governance : actors, collective decision-making, and the United Nations in the world of the twenty-first century / Tanja Bruśhl and Volker Rittberger -- Political systems in the postnational constellation : societal denationalization and multilevel governance /...

In this book, Australia's leaders and scholars, representing a wide range of interests and viewpoints, elaborate their vision of the future of the United Nations after the Cold War and after the Gulf War.