The Financing of UN Peace Operations: Providing International Public Goods in the 21st Century

Revision with unchanged content. UN peace operations represent intermediate international public goods that yield a number of positive externalities - such as peace and security, en­han­ced international stability and respect for human rights. The potential be­ne­fits that can be derived from these operations critically depend on how the in­ter­national community decides to finance them. Despite the fact that the fi­nancing of UN peace operations is a crucial component of their production path, there have been surprisingly few attempts to examine whether and how the UN has adjusted the international public financing system un­der­lying the provision of its operations to the complex tasks the organization is required to undertake. This book provides an analysis of the several existing in­ternational financing mechanisms and tools created by the UN to help fos­ter better allocation to its operations. It summarizes important UN internal re­form processes related to their use and offers policy recommendations for a more integrated and innovative financing approach to UN peace operations as international public goods. The book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the fi­nan­cial aspect of international cooperation. It is intended for a wide audience drawn from political science and economics.