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1. United Nations Industrial Development Organization

   Industrial Solutions for a Sustainable Future

   By Stephen Browne

   Series: Global Institutions

   The mandate of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is close to many of the core issues now confronting developing and transition economy countries, and this book offers the first concise and accessible guide to this important organization. As the only UN organization to...

   To Be Published June 6th 2012 by Routledge
2. United Nations Development Programme and System (UNDP)

   By Stephen Browne

   Series: Global Institutions

   This volume provides a short and accessible introduction to the organization that serves as the primary coordinator of the work of the UN system throughout the developing world –the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The book: traces the origins and evolution of UNDP, outlining how a...

   Published July 11th 2011 by Routledge
3. The International Trade Centre

   Export Impact for Good

   By Stephen Browne, Sam Laird

   Series: Global Institutions

   In the era of rapid globalization, the ITC plays a significant and wide ranging role working with both governments and trade support institutions to nurture an export culture, this work will provide a much needed overview of this dynamic organization. This book: Details the history of the...

   Published April 3rd 2011 by Routledge
4. Aid and Influence

   Do Donors Help or Hinder?

   Edited by Stephen Browne

   Aid is always a means of influence: political, commercial, military and security-related. Some influence is benign, but much of it is coercive, even 'imperialistic'. Given the nature of aid, its effectiveness should be judged not only in developmental terms, but in terms of international relations....

   Published June 30th 2006 by Routledge
5. Developing Capacity Through Technical Cooperation

   Country Experiences

   Edited by Stephen Browne

   Technical co-operation involving northern experts transferring expertise to the south has not always worked. In fact it has sometimes been counter-productive, fostering a dependency on outside help rather than creating a genuine indigenous capability. This study by experts from Harvard University...

   Published November 30th 2002 by Routledge