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The United Nations at Work in Asia - An Envoy's Account of Development in China, Vietnam, Thailand and the South Pacific (Paperback)
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The United Nations at Work in Asia - An Envoy's Account of Development in China, Vietnam, Thailand and the South Pacific (Paperback)
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The groundwork for the Asian economic miracle was established in
the last quarter century-the time period covered in this book.
China and Vietnam started substituting pragmatism for communist
ideology and Thailand started on a path toward greater democracy.
The timing was perfect for an American United Nations
representative to arrive in the two communist countries because for
the first time, both placed a premium on improving relations with
the US and both were moving toward a market economy. This book
acquaints the reader with evolving political, economic and social
conditions in these countries and the role played by UN
organisations in promoting reform. A chapter on the South Pacific
is included to apprise the reader of a little-known part of the
world and the challenges of providing useful development assistance
in small isolated countries. The book also reveals a hidden side of
the United Nations which is the role played by more than thirty UN
agencies, funds and programmes in providing development and
humanitarian assistance-a role rarely covered in the popular press.
The past quarter century was also a period of great upheaval and
challenge in Asia. There were enormous events and developments
involving the United Nations which are analysed in the book. These
include the Tiananmen crisis in China; 300,000 Cambodian refugees
escaping the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge camped along the
Thai border; more than two decades of effort to rid the Golden
Triangle of opium production; the sensitive diplomacy required in
fostering economic cooperation among North Korea, South Korea,
China and Mongolia; and a firsthand account of negotiating the
international agreement creating the Mekong River Commission. The
book is intended for the general reader.
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