{"product_id":"the-united-nations-at-work-roy-d-morey-9780786478712","title":"The United Nations at Work in Asia: An Envoy's Account of Development in China, Vietnam, Thailand and the South Pacific","description":"\u003cp\u003e The groundwork for the Asian economic miracle was established in the last 25 or so years--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 U.S. and both were moving toward a market economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book acquaints the reader with evolving political, economic and social conditions in these countries and the role played by UN organizations. A chapter on the South Pacific details the challenges of providing useful development assistance in small isolated countries. The book also reveals a hidden side of the United Nations, the role played by more than 30 UN agencies, funds and programs in providing development and humanitarian assistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The past two or three decades were a period of great upheaval in Asia. Enormous events and developments involving the United Nations are analyzed in the book. These include the Tiananmen Square crisis in China; 300,000 Cambodian refugees camped along the Thai border; escaping the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge; efforts to rid the Golden Triangle of opium production; the sensitive diplomacy required in fostering cooperation among North Korea, South Korea, China and Mongolia; and a firsthand account of negotiating the international agreement creating the Mekong River Commission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roy D. Morey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786478713\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786478712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Roy D. Morey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443680424191,"sku":"9780786478712","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77afe4f2-ec75-4b42-a070-0964f0ddcf4b.jpg?v=1777207092","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-united-nations-at-work-roy-d-morey-9780786478712","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}