Left and Right in Global Politics

United Nations (cont.)
economic development policies114,
155, 181
Economic Security Council
(proposed) 194
Environmental Security Council
(proposed) 213
International Declaration on Rights
of Indigenous Peoples (2006)
232
and invasion of Iraq 209
loss of influence 155
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membership 129
Millennium Declaration (2000)
182, 191
Millennium Project 81
principle of equal sovereignty 132
resolution on development aid 135
Security Council79, 209
World Summit (2005) 182
United Nations Capital Development
Fund 186
United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD)
128, 132, 161, 194
United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP)128 , 185 , 195
United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) 155
United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) 77
United Nations Human Rights Council
204
United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) 128
United States of America66, 79,
107, 127
1992 Presidential election 166
affirmative action 18
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and Cold War 122
criticism of United Nations 155
economic growth 118
economic policies 112
13, 115, 136
income inequality 71
left–right polarization 189
move towards monetarism 146
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multiculturalism in202, 205
New Deal 112
Patriot Act (2001) 209

power over international institutions

79

revival of Republicanism 188

September 11, 2001 attacks68, 164,

205

suffrage qualifications88, 89

Taft-Hartley Act (1947) 112

Taylorism in 111

and Third World development 154

and toleration of dictatorships 123

trade unionism 117

and war against Iraq (2003) 78

and war on terrorism 205 
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welfare policies 121

Universal Declaration of Human

Rights (1948)109, 118

Uruguay51, 52, 189

Uruguay Round (1986–94), WTO

negotiations160, 184

and intellectual property rights 161

utility (consequentialism) 231

Vagts, Alfred 94

Vaillant, E ́douard8, 11

values 43 , 42
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equality 42 
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left–right divide 55

socio-economic correlates 46 , 49 ,

46 
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to encourage in children 45 , 44

view of human nature 45 , 45

Vasque ́z, Tabare ́, Uruguayan President

189

Venezuela 189

left–right self-placement 40

Vietnam 48

left–right self-placement39, 42

USA and 127

World Values Survey 34

Vietnam War127, 133

Volcker, Paul, chairman of US Federal

Reserve 146

Wal Mart 73

Waltz, Kenneth 225

war

decline in number of 66

and democratic deficit 78

and development of left and right84,

89 
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