ICAO a history of the International Civil Aviation Organization /

MacKenzie, David, 1953-

ICAO a history of the International Civil Aviation Organization / David MacKenzie. - Toronto [Ont. : University of Toronto Press, (c)2010. (Saint-Lazare, Quebec : Canadian Electronic Library, (c)2010). - 1 online resource (xv, 560 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Puritan and the peer -- Chicago: the ambitious dream -- PICAO: 'an international conference always at work' -- The first assembly -- and after -- 'Remembering the forgotten man': ICAO's quest for miltilateralism -- Headquarters headaches -- Growing pains -- Maintaining standards -- Problem solving in ICAO: the unfinished symphony -- The Cold War comes to ICAO -- 'Closer to the heart than the purse': ICAO and the problem of security -- Evolution not revolution: ICAO in a changing world -- The Cold War comes to ICAO -- again --The politics of aviation security -- Back to the future: the return of multilateralism -- From development to implementation: ICAO in the modern world -- Meeting the twenty-first century.

MacKenzie demonstrates that ICAO has assumed a leading role in the struggle to secure civil aviation against sabotage and hijacking, while providing a forum for international concerns and disputes.



9781442670143




International Civil Aviation Organization--History.


Aeronautics--Safety regulations.
Aeronautics--Security measures.


Electronic Books.

TL500 / .I236 2010