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United Nations and Business A Partnership Recovered
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  • United Nations and Business A Partnership Recovered
  • Written by author Sandrine Tesner
  • Published by Palgrave MacMillan, 2000/08/01
  • When 51 nations gathered in 1945 to witness the birth of the United Nations, international business groups urged governments to ratify the UN Charter without delay. During the following 55 years, UN and business leaders dismissed each other when they were
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Map of the United Nations System x
List of Acronyms and Websites xi
Acknowledgements xv
Introduction xix
Chapter 1 Overcoming the Past 1
Back to the Future?
At the UN's Creation
From Partnership to Cold War
The Age of Revolutions, All over Again
Interdependence and the Return of Liberalism
A Global World?
Major Strides on the Terrain of UN Reform
1997: A Turning Point
Setting the Tone
Getting Started
Reviving the Dialogue
Chapter 2 Creating the Future 41
I. The View from the 38th Floor
A Conceptual Framework for Multilateralism in the Twenty-First Century
Globalization and Its Effects
NGOs and Multinationals: David and Goliath?
The Diversity of the NGO World
Corporate Responsibility: The New Imperative
Fighting It Out over Trade
The Global Compact: Rephrasing the "Compromise of Embedded Liberalism"
Rules and Norms: Providing the Regulatory
Infrastructure of the Global Economy
The Opportunity Cost Argument: The Link to the
Corporate Bottom Line
II. The View from the Corporate Ladder
Supporting the UN: Recovering the Spirit of 1945
Looking Good: The Rewards of Corporate Responsibility
The Profit Motive
Chapter 3 First Steps 69
I. Guidelines for Cooperation: The Test of Time
Definition of the "Private Sector"
What Is a Partnership?
The Objectives of Partnerships
Policy-Related Activities
Awareness and Advocacy
Fund-Raising
Operations
Selection Criteria
Use of the UN Name and Logo
The Recognition of Contributions
Conflict of Interest
II. UN-Business Parnerships: An Illustrative Review
Policymaking and Related Activities
Policymaking at UN Headquarters
The Follow-Up to the Global Compact
At UNCTAD
At UNDP
Fund-Raising
Traditional Fund-Raising Activities
Following Up on Ted Turner's Gift
Awareness and Advocacy
The Traditional Media
The Worldwide Web: The New Favorite Medium
Advocacy Statements and Awards
Operational Activities
Knowledge-Based Partnerships
Business Creation and Investment
Complex Partnership Approaches
1. UNDP's Global Sustainable Development Facility (GSDF)
2. UNCTAD's Partners for Development
3. UNOPS's Aid & Trade 2000 and Other Private Sector Partnerships
Chapter 4 The Road Ahead 107
I. Lessons
Conceptual Lessons
The State Is Not Dead
History Has Not Ended
Lessons on Partnering
The Limits of Fund-Raising
Reputation Matters
New Guidelines for Collaboration
Operational Lessons
Committing the Resources
New Roles for UN Legal Departments
The Cultural Gap
II. Future Directions
Operationalizing the Global Compact
Advocating and Explaining the Global Compact
The Regulatory Challenge
Translating the Global Compact Into UN Partnerships
Creating a Favorable Environment
Organizational Change
Human Resources Management
From Partnership to Representation?
The Logic of Representation
The UN's Comparative Advantage
Proposals for Giving Business a UN Representative Status
1. Business Advisory Boards
2. The Business Contribution to UN Reform
3. An Official Representative Status: Some Possibilities
Conclusion: What Is at Stake? 143
The Argument
The Future of Development Assistance
Implications for the UN
The U.S.-UN Relationship
The United Nations: Pro and Con
If Not the United Nations, Then What?
Notes 163
Bibliography 185
Index 191


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