Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The Theory of UN Collective Security -- 2. The Reality of UN Security Efforts During the Cold War -- 3. UN Security Operations After the Cold War -- 4. Groping Toward the Twenty-first Century -- 5. The United Nations, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Affairs: The Theory -- 6. The United Nations and Applying Human Rights Standards -- 7. Change, the United Nations, and Human Rights -- 8. Developmentalism and the United Nations -- 9. Ecodevelopment and the United Nations -- 10. Sustainable Development and the United Nations: Problems and Prospects for the 1990s -- Conclusion: Learning from Change -- Appendix A: Charter of the United Nations -- Appendix B: The United Nations System.