Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: T to Z

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: T to Z
Author: Edmund Jan Osmańczyk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415939249

This thoroughly revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and detailed reference ever published on United Nations. The book demystifies the complex workings of the world's most important and influential international body.

Finland and National Liberation in Southern Africa

Finland and National Liberation in Southern Africa
Author: Iina Soiri
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute
Total Pages: 226
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789171064318

Finland's special characteristics as a Nordic, non-aligned welfare state gave it the resources and motivation to support liberation movements - in spite of restrictions arising from trade interests and a reluctance to jeopardise the country's neutral image. The study shows that, although it is not an easy task, in a democracy ordinary, dedicated people can, over time, influence political decision making at its most closed and guarded area, foreign politics.

General History of Africa

General History of Africa
Author: International Scientific Committee for the drafting of a General History of Africa
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Total Pages: 1038
Release: 1993-12-31
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9231027581

One of UNESCO's most important publishing projects in the last thirty years, the General History of Africa marks a major breakthrough in the recognition of Africa's cultural heritage. Offering an internal perspective of Africa, the eight-volume work provides a comprehensive approach to the history of ideas, civilizations, societies and institutions of African history. The volumes also discuss historical relationships among Africans as well as multilateral interactions with other cultures and continents.

Research Handbook on Trade in Services

Research Handbook on Trade in Services
Author: Pierre Sauvé
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 647
Release: 2016-09-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1783478063

This Research Handbook explores the latest frontiers in services trade by drawing on insights from empirical economics, law and global political economy. The world’s foremost experts take stock of the learning done to date in services trade, explore policy questions bedevilling analysts and direct attention to a host of issues, old and new, confronting those interested in the service economy and its rising salience in cross-border exchange. The Handbook’s 22 chapters shed informed analytical light on a subject matter whose substantive remit continues to be shaped by rapid evolutions in technology, data gathering, market structures, consumer preferences, approaches to regulation and by ongoing shifts in the frontier between the market and the state.