Delusions of grandeur : the United Nations and global intervention / edited by Ted Galen Carpenter.

Other author Carpenter, Ted Galen.
Format Book
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Cato Institute ; [Lanham, Md.] : [Distributed to the trade by National Book Network], ©1997.
Descriptionxi, 268 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents The mirage of global collective security / Ted Galen Carpenter -- The United Nations and the politics of reform / Michael Stopford -- The creation, fall, rise, and fall of the United Nations / John R. Bolton -- UN military missions as a snare for America / Doug Bandow -- Using the United Nations to advance U.S. interests / Robert B. Oakley -- UN military missions and the imperial presidency: internationalism by the back door / Alan Tonelson -- Getting UN military operations back to basics / John Hillen -- Systemic corruption at the United Nations / Stefan Halper -- Should the United Nations have the authority to levy taxes? / Daniel Gouré -- Reforming the United Nations / Edward Luck -- The United Nations and the myth of overpopulation / Sheldon Richman -- A clean and comfortable planet without global regulation / Ronald Bailey -- Why we need the United Nations to protect the global environment / Gareth Porter -- Does the World Health Organization return good value to American taxpayers? / Richard E. Wagner -- Using the United Nations to advance sustainable growth with equity / Roy D. Morey -- The impact of the UN's "Development activities" on Third World development / Nicholas Eberstadt -- Nongovernmental organizations and international development bureaucracies / Michael Maren -- The record and relevance of the World Bank and the IMF / Ian Vásquez.
General noteDistributor from jacket.
General noteBased on a Cato Institute conference on the United Nations held in October 1996.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97016247
ISBN1882577493
ISBN1882577507

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Joyner General Stacks JX1977 .D43 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold