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United Nations Development Programme and System (UNDP)
Contributor(s): Browne, Stephen (Author)
ISBN: 0415776503     ISBN-13: 9780415776509
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $47.45  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations - Treaties
- Law | Military
- Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations)
Dewey: 343.07
LCCN: 2011004444
Series: Global Institutions
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.50 lbs) 192 pages
 
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This volume provides a short and accessible introduction to the organization that serves as the primary coordinator of the work of the UN system throughout the developing world -the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The book:

  • traces the origins and evolution of UNDP, outlining how a central UN funding mechanism and field network developed into a more comprehensive development agency
  • evaluates the UNDP's performance and results, both in its role as system coordinator and as a development organization in its own right
  • considers the return of the UNDP to a more central role within the UN development system, in order to review the successive attempts at UN development system reform, the reasons for failure and the future possibilities for a more effective system with the UNDP at the centre.

Offering a clear, comprehensive overview and analysis of the organization, this work will be of great interest to students and scholars of development studies, international organizations and international relations.