UN Ideas That Changed the World

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THAT CHANGEDTHEWORLD U n i t e d n at i o n s I n t e l l e c t u a l H i s t o r y P r o j e c t s e r i e s UN IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD UN IDEAS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD INDIANA INDIANA University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis www.iupress.indiana.edu 1-800-842-6796 Richard Jolly, Louis Emmerij, and Thomas G. Weiss Foreword by Kofi A. Annan Jolly, Emmerij, and Weiss UNIDEAS UNIDEAS International Affairs, Political Science “UN Ideas That Changed the World is an insightful and thought-provoking book. It is also a landmark work that comes at a critical moment in history. . . . UN intellectual leadership and collective imagination are more needed than ever to translate values and ideas into action for the common good.” —Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil “This vital book and the entire UN Intellectual History Project capture the pathbreaking ideas that have brought deep transformation to our world. . . .At this time when we face multiple threats to development, it is vital to reclaim and renew this legacy of the UN.” —Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific “How many divisions has the UN? This transposed version of Stalin’s shortsighted question directed against the pope has been asked so often that it is time for an answer. Readers will find it in UN Ideas That Changed the World. . . .As superbly told here, the UN’s ideas—normative and descriptive, statistical and interpretive—are the heavy divisions that have given the UN the influence it has wielded for the past sixty years.” —Michael W. Doyle, Columbia University, former UN Assistant Secretary-General “UN Ideas That Changed the World captures a ‘lost’ history—the UN’s extraordinary contribution to economic and social ideas and action in the modern world. Jolly, Emmerij, and Weiss . . . argue that the UN’s contribution will be indispensable in the future, and they are right.” —Mark Malloch-Brown, UK Minister for Africa,Asia,and the UN, former UN Deputy Secretary-General Drawing upon findings of the other fourteen books in the acclaimed United Nations Intellectual History Project Series, this capstone volume assesses the development and implementation of UN ideas regarding sustainable economic development and human security, suggesting ways in which the UN can play a fuller role in confronting the challenges of human survival with dignity in the twentyfirst century. United Nations Intellectual History Project Series Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss, editors Cover illustration: Mural at the United Nations, Mankind’s Struggle for Lasting Peace, by José Vela-Zanetti. UN Photo/Lois Conner $24.95 Richard Jolly is Honorary Professor and Research Associate of the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex. Louis Emmerij is Senior Research Fellow at The CUNY Graduate Center. Thomas G. Weiss is Presidential Professor of Political Science at The CUNY Graduate Center and Director of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies. recto runninghead (chpt title) i UN I d e a s T h at C h a n g e d t h e W o r l d ii verso runninghead United Nations Intellectual History Project Ahead of the Curve? UN Ideas and Global Challenges Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, and Thomas G. Weiss Unity and Diversity in Development Ideas: Perspectives from the UN Regional Commissions Edited by Yves Berthelot Quantifying the World: UN Ideas and Statistics Michael Ward The UN and Global Political Economy: Trade, Finance, and Development John Toye and Richard Toye UN Contributions to Development Thinking and Practice Richard Jolly, Louis Emmerij, Dharam Ghai, and Frédéric Lapeyre UN Voices: The Struggle for Development and Social Justice Thomas G. Weiss, Tatiana Carayannis, Louis Emmerij, and Richard Jolly Women, Development, and the UN: A Sixty-Year Quest for Equality and Justice Devaki Jain Human Security and the UN: A Critical History S. Neil MacFarlane and Yuen Foong Khong Human Rights at the UN: The Political History of Universal Justice Roger Normand and Sarah Zaidi Preventive Diplomacy at the UN Bertrand G. Ramcharan The UN and Transnational Corporations: From Code of Conduct to Global Compact Tagi Sagafi-nejad, in collaboration with John H. Dunning The UN and Development: From Aid to Cooperation Olav Stokke recto runninghead (chpt title) iii UN Ideas That Changed the World Richard Jolly, Louis Emmerij, and Thomas...