The Failure of the United Nations Development Programs for Africa

by Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison Benedict College

Overview

This study attempts to explain why the two major United Nations (U.N.) development programs for Africa in the 1980s and 1990s, UNPAAERD and UNNADAF, failed to promote economic and social development. Additionally, this study systematically analyzes the two development programs and identifies the internal and external causes of their failure by focusing on the processes of their formulation, adoption, implementation and evaluation within the U.N. General Assembly and discussing their formation and implementation within the context of the late 20th century world economic order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761826682
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/09/2003
Pages:	196
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Adrien M. Ratsimbaharison is the Chair of the Social Science Department at Allen University, Columbia, South Carolina, where he also teaches Political Science and History Courses.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 List of Figures Chapter 2 List of Tables Chapter 3 List of Abbreviations Chapter 4 Foreword Chapter 5 Preface Chapter 6 Acknowledgements Chapter 7 Introduction Chapter 8 The United Nations Programme of Action for the African Economic Recovery and Development, 1986-1990 (UNPAAERD) Chapter 9 The United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UNNADAF) Chapter 10 The Internal Causes of the Failure of UNPAAERD and UNNADAF Chapter 11 The External Causes of the Failure of UNPAAERD and UNNADAF Chapter 12 The Case of Madagascar Chapter 13 The Case of Mauritius Chapter 14 Conclusion Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 Index

Editorial Reviews

Adrien Ratsimbaharison's 'The Failure of the United Nations Development Programs for Africa' is a useful, timely, and most welcome contribution to our better understanding of the workings of the United Nations.

From The Foreword - Donald J. Puchala

Adrien Ratsimbaharison's 'The Failure of the United Nations Development Programs for Africa' is a useful, timely, and most welcome contribution to our better understanding of the workings of the United Nations.--Donald J. Puchala "From The Foreword "

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