01845nam a2200301 a 4500 7601 BD-DhAAL 20150307123058.0 150307s2007 ctu b 001 0 eng 2006032243 9781565492202 (pbk. : alk. paper) DLC DLC C#P YDX BTCTA YDXCP IXA BAKER DLC BD-DhAAL JZ4850 .M368 2007 341.2 22 Mathiason, John, 1942- 9151 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. 7601 International agencies. 9152 International officials and employees. 9153 Secretariats. 9154 International relations. 9155 ddc BK 33913 33913 0 0 ddc 0 341_200000000000000_MAT 0 52935 SCL SCL GEN 2015-03-07 Gift: The Asia Foundation 0 341.2 MAT 3020007601 2015-03-07 1 2015-03-07 BK