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The Statesman's Yearbook 2008

The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Barry Turner
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Part of the book series: The Statesman's Yearbook (SYBK)

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Table of contents (302 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
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  2. International Organizations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Globalization

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 3-4

    3. United Nations (UN)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 5-10

    4. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 10-12

    5. Nobel Peace Prize Winners: 1982–2006

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 12-12

    6. United Nations System

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 12-15

    7. Specialized Agencies of the UN

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 15-26

    8. Other Organs Related to the UN

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 26-28

    9. European Union (EU)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 28-32

    10. EU Institutions

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 32-35

    11. Other EU Structures

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 35-36

    12. Main Decentralized EU Bodies

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 36-38

    13. Council of Europe

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 38-39

    14. Western European Union (WEU)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 39-40

    15. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 40-41

    16. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 41-41

    17. European Free Trade Association (EFTA)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 41-42

    18. European Space Agency (ESA)

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 42-42

    19. CERN - The European Organization for Nuclear Research

      • Barry Turner
      Pages 42-42
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About this book

The 2008 edition of The Statesman's Yearbook contains information and analysis on every country in the world, including biographical profiles of current leaders, government histories, economic overviews and maps. Every copy comes with a single-user licence giving access to the full text online, updated regularly and fully searchable.

About the authors

BARRY TURNER is the seventh editor in the 144-year history of The Statesman's Yearbook. He has a PhD in Political History and has been a full-time writer for thirty years. He has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the field of politics, biography, travel and education, and is the author of over twenty books. He is a regular contributor to The Times as a book reviewer and serializer, and is the editor of the annual Writer's Handbook.

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