Invisible governance : international secretariats in global politics - Mathiason, John, 1942- (Bloomfield, CT : Kumarian Press, 2007)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.
Keywords: International agencies; International officials and employees; Secretariats; International relations