Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 696 g
Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 234 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 696 g
Reihe: Routledge Studies in Defence and Peace Economics
ISBN: 978-0-415-56746-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Although UN peacekeeping has shortcomings, it must be considered essential for organizing and defending the world politico-economic order. UN peacekeeping is a political activity, but its production strongly depends on nations’ economic considerations. Governments make political decisions that also take into account the economic gains they expect to obtain from their contribution to any specific mission. With low means and inadequate strategies to meet the challenges, UN peacekeeping must pay particular attention to resolving the problems of free riding and of prisoner’s dilemma in contributions that delay deployments and create significant financial problems. Understanding how peacekeeping can be most cost-effectively carried out, while considering the importance of legitimacy in interventions, is essential.
This book believes that regional organizations can ease the UN’s financial responsibility by managing conflicts in their regions. But, to be most effective, they must involve the UN in their interventions. This book also emphasizes UN peacekeeping trust funds as the key to better financial effectiveness. It strongly recommends that NATO be empowered by the UN with the role of global peace police, and proposes the establishment of a UN high-ranking team of international specialists in peacekeeping issues. This research should be of interest to students and researchers looking at international and political economics, as well as international relations, defence, security and peace studies.
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Fachgebiete
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Konflikt- und Friedensforschung, Rüstungskontrolle, Abrüstung
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Friedens- und Konfliktforschung
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft
- Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Vereinte Nationen, UN Organisationen
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction 1. Theoretical Basis of UN Peacekeeping 2. The History of UN Peacekeeping Operations 3. From Traditional to Multidimensional Operations, or the Development of UN Peacekeeping 4. Financing UN Peacekeeping: An Inequitable Peacekeeping Assessment Scale 5. UN Peacekeeping Expenditures and Total Costs 6. A UN Permanent Army versus the Patchwork of National Armies 7. UN Peacekeeping, Debates and Propositions for a World Politico-Economic Order 8. UN Peacekeeping and Globalization 9. Private Organizations and Peacekeeping 10. Towards an Analysis of More Efficient Financing Solutions for UN Peacekeeping 11. Conclusion