Invisible governance :

Mathiason, John, 1942-

Invisible governance : international secretariats in global politics / John Mathiason. - Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2007. - xiv, 295 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.

Why are secretariats invisible? -- Evolution of the international public service (1919-2006) -- What do secretariats do? does leadership matter? -- Regime creation : human rights, the Internet, the environment, the seas, and drugs and thugs -- How information is mobilized -- Norm enforcement : human rights, weapons of mass destruction, war crimes, and trade disputes -- Providing services for peace and security -- Providing humanitarian relief : from Palestine to Darfur -- Managing the international economy and social relations -- How the international public sector manages itself -- The accountability problem : Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? -- International secretariats in future world politics.

9781565492202 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2006032243

JZ4850 / .M368 2007

341.2