Restructuring the United Nations system
Institutional reform efforts in the context of North-South relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6271007 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald I Meltzer (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 993-1018 |
| Publication date | 1978-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8183 • E-ISSN: 1531-5088 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020818300032069 |
| OpenAlex | W2162174752 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
Since 1975, the United Nations has undertaken major deliberations to consider institutional reform of the UN system. Such restructuring activities have sprung from widespread dissatisfaction with the United Nations' capacity to deal with problems of economic development and relations between industrialized and developing countries. UN reform efforts have focused on two broad areas: reshaping the deliberative and policy-making operations of central UN institutions in order to reach more coherent global policies on international economic and social affairs; and reorganizing the planning, coordination, and implementation of UN programs to achieve these policy goals more effectively. In 1977, the General Assembly adopted the report of an intergovernmental Ad Hoc Committee, which provided detailed guidelines for prospective UN restructuring, and assigned its recommendations to relevant units within the UN system for the purpose of implementing these reforms. Major themes emphasized in these guidelines include an increased centralization and integration of the UN system in dealing with international economic and social affairs and improved efficiency and coordination of UN operations and activities in these areas. Fundamental to the course of UN restructuring deliberations—and to the extent and significance of eventual institutional reforms—has been the linkage between UN reorganization and the disposition of substantive North-South issues, as the restructuring exercise remains tied to the pace and direction of negotiations concerning “a new international economic order
Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economic policy · Economics · Negotiation · Pace · Political science · Restructuring · International Development and Aid · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · World Systems and Global Transformations
Lessons learned and policy implications from an organizational reform of the World Health Organization African region country offices
The restructuring of the united nations economic and social system
The new international economic order
Pursuing Effective Multilateralism
Constitutions, Covenants, and Charters
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2025 (45) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |