02142cam a2200409 a 450000100070000000500170000700800410002403500130006501000170007804000180009502000180011302000150013105000240014608200170017010000190018724502100020626000720041630000280048850400660051650502870058252003380086961000360120761000390124361000320128261000320131465000290134665000320137565000310140765000330143865000320147165000340150365000350153765000380157265000460161065000490165670000270170512167520230410121210.0070823s2007 gw b 001 0 eng a14976877 a 2007279640 aDLCcDLCdDLC a9783866490031 a386649003814aJZ 5005bT795m 200700a352.3/6721131 aTrent, John E.10aModernizing the United Nations system :bcivil society's role in moving from international relations to global governance /cJohn E. Trent with the assistance of Monika Rahman ; foreword by Walther Lichem. aOpladen, Germany ;aFarmington Hills, MI :bBarbara Budrich,c2007. axviii, 285 p. ;c21 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-280) and index.0 aThe current context of multilateralism -- The history and development of international institutions -- A changed world? -- The UN: criticisms and proposals for reform -- Global issues requiring institutional development -- The reformers -- Seeking a path toward transforming the UN. aModernizing the United Nations system is necessary to deal with the anarchy of globalization. After reviewing global change and the many proposals for UN reform, the book shows how international civil society may be the only force that can provide the momentum required to modernize an organization that is 50 years behind the times.20aUnited NationsxReorganization.24aNaciones UnidasxReorganización.20aUnited NationsxManagement.24aNaciones UnidasxGestión. 0aInternational relations. 4aRelaciones internacionales. 0aInternational cooperation. 4aCooperación internacional. 0aInternational organization. 4aOrganización internacional. 0aIntergovernmental cooperation. 4aCooperación intergubernamental. 0aCivil societyxInternational cooperation. 4aSociedad civilxCooperación internacional.1 aRahman, Monika,d1978-