The No-Nonsense Guide to the United Nations
| By: | Maggie Black |
| Publisher: | New Internationalist |
| Print ISBN: | 9781904456889 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781906523657 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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In the first book to distill the entire history of the United Nations into one accessible volume, Maggie Black explains how this complex organization works and explores its successes, failings, and current limitations. The book includes the creation of the UN and its early history, how it is structured, and whether it is well constituted in its functions. Black also considers possibilities for reform to make it more democratic, effective, and fit for its purpose.
Maggie Black has written books for Oxford University Press, UNICEF, and Oxfam and articles for The Economist and BBC World Service. She has worked as a consultant for UNICEF and Anti-Slavery International.