TY - BOOK AU - Krasno,Jean E. TI - The United Nations: confronting the challenges of a global society SN - 1588262553 AV - JZ4984.5 .U536 2004 U1 - 341.23 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers KW - United Nations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-408) and index; Pt. 1; Out of the ashes of war --; 1; The UN landscape : an overview; Jean E. Krasno --; 2; Founding the United Nations : an evolutionary process; Jean E. Krasno --; 3; The United Nations and the formation of global norms; Joe Sills --; Pt. 2; Engaging human needs on a global scale --; 4; Human rights : a global common interest; Charles Norchi --; 5; Free and fair elections : letting the people decide; Robin Ludwig --; 6; Agent of change? : the United Nations and development; Jacques Fomerand --; 7; Disarmament : successes and failures; Derek Boothby --; 8; To end the scourge of war : the story of UN peacekeeping; Jean E. Krasno --; Pt. 3; Processes of global burden sharing --; 9; Financing the United Nations; Jeffrey Laurenti --; 10; Informal groups of member states; Jochen Prantl and Jean E. Krasno --; 11; Reforming the United Nations : lessons from a history in progress; Edward C. Luck ER -