This book presents a study of international relations theory and the role of the United Nations in international environmental negotiations. The book links discussion of three issues: the persistence of third-world debt, the environmental abuse of the global commons and the financial and institutional crises within the UN system. It includes a summary of both the achievements and limitations of the 1992 Rio Summit, (UNCED), and concludes with far reaching proposals for the restructuring of UN activities.

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University of St Andrews, UK

Mark F. Imber

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MARK F. IMBER

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Book Title: Environment, Security and UN Reform
Authors: Mark F. Imber
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230375833
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-60590-5Published: 04 August 1994
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-37583-3Published: 04 August 1994
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 180
Topics: International Relations, Development Studies, International Organization, Environment, general, Environmental Politics

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

Front Matter

Two Hiroshimas Every Week

Debt, Poverty and Environment

The Global Commons

The UNEP Role

Two Cheers for Rio, 1992

Beyond UNCED: Revenues and Reforms

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