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Human Development and Global Institutions
Evolution, Impact, Reform
Series: Global Institutions
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This book is suitable for readers interested in international development, global governance, and the role of UN institutions in social progress.
The purpose of the book is to examine the conceptual evolution of “social development” during the post-colonial era, and see how various institutions of the UN system have tried to engage with this issue.
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The purpose of the book is to examine the conceptual evolution of "social development" during the post-colonial era, and to see how various institutions of the UN system have tried to engage with this issue, both in terms of intellectual and technical advance, and operationally.
Human Development and Global Institutions explores this through a series of engaging case studies—humanitarian enterprise, hunger and malnutrition, disease, education, and water resources.
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Human Development and Global Institutions
The purpose of the book is to examine the conceptual evolution of "social development" during the post-colonial era, and to see how various institutions of the UN system have tried to engage with this issue, both in terms of intellectual and technical advance, and operationally. Human Development and Global Institutions explores this through a series of engaging case studies—humanitarian enterprise,...Hardback$34100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Juan Telleria of the University of the Basque Country commends the book as a valuable contribution to human development literature, highlighting its useful review of the paradigm's influence on global governance debates over the past 25 years.
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ISBN: 9780415483599
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 February 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Illustration: 1 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: Tertiary education
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Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 184
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