Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Origins, structure, functions, and funding of the UN development system; Building blocks: From the League to the United Nations; Organizational evolution; EPTA and the Special Fund; UNDP; The UN development system today; Conclusions; 2. UN contributions to development thinking; The first economic development pioneers; Trade and the NIEO: From Bandung to Geneva; Employment and basic needs; Social development thinking
Sustainability and the environmentHuman development; Conclusions; 3. UN goal-setting; The UN development decades; UN conferences; The Millennium Summit and the MDGs; The Sustainable Development Goals; Managing the climate: From Montreal to Paris; Conclusions; 4. Making the UN fit for purpose; Short history of UN reform; Ongoing reforms; Why UN reforms fall short; Conclusions; 5. The future (of the) UN development system; Beyond aid; Conclusion: Future roles for the UNDS; Annex I: Principal UN goals and targets, 1960-2015; Annex II: Principal UN development conferences and summits