ABSTRACT
T he work of the United Nations in the development arena was born decentralized and remains the same today—indeed, many argue that it has become even more compartmentalized and expansive because of the seemingly ever-growing number of agencies, funds, and programs. 1 Development began largely as an implicit and secondary goal but has since become one of the world organization’s primary activities. Over the decades, scores of development-related agencies, funds, programs, commissions, and committees have continued to spring up, thereby creating an ever more complex institutional web (see Appendix A).
