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Economic Development and UN Reform : Towards a common agenda for action / Carlos A. Magariños.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Austria] : United Nations Industrial Development Organization, 2005Description: 191 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789211064308
  • 9211064309
LOC classification:
  •  M188 2005
Summary: This book is a pratical proposal by the Director-General of UNIDO, Carlos A. Magariños, to increase the policy coherence and operational effectiveness of the UN system in the field of economic development. Its core aim is to reorganize the economic development functions of the system by agreeing on a common business plan structured around shared programmatic priorities. He puts forward the achievement of the Milennium Development Goals as the priorities that can give shape to this effort. Magariños builds his proposal around his own experience of seven years at the helm of UNIDO, a period devoted to conducting a thorough reform of one of the specialized agencies of the UN. The success of this reform was based on sharpening the focus and deepening the content of UNIDO's remit.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Oficina Leonel Fernández Colección 6to. Piso M188 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000114336

Includes index.

A proposal in the context of the millennium development goals.

This book is a pratical proposal by the Director-General of UNIDO, Carlos A. Magariños, to increase the policy coherence and operational effectiveness of the UN system in the field of economic development. Its core aim is to reorganize the economic development functions of the system by agreeing on a common business plan structured around shared programmatic priorities. He puts forward the achievement of the Milennium Development Goals as the priorities that can give shape to this effort. Magariños builds his proposal around his own experience of seven years at the helm of UNIDO, a period devoted to conducting a thorough reform of one of the specialized agencies of the UN. The success of this reform was based on sharpening the focus and deepening the content of UNIDO's remit.

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