International organizations in world politics / Tamar Gutner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gutner, Tamar L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International organization.

World politics.

Physical Description:

xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Sage/CQ Press, [2016]

Summary:

International organizations (IOs) are essential yet controversial actors in world politics today. This timely and engaging new title offers a comprehensive overview of major IOs and their role in global governance. International Organizations in World Politics presents a variety of theoretical approaches to analyzing the roles and impact of IOs. It then offers comprehensive, historically-grounded overviews of the most influential IOs-the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization. A detailed case study on each illuminates the constraints and challenges it faces in areas such as conflict resolution, development, the environment, trade, and financial crisis. This important new text also examines regional organizations, with an emphasis on the European Union and the euro crisis and the African Union's peace operations. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Intellectual context : the evolution of IO theory

United Nations

United Nations case study : Rwanda/genocide

The World Bank

World Bank case study : environmental behavior and performance

The International Monetary Fund

International Monetary Fund case study : the IMF and the global financial crisis

The World Trade Organization

World Trade Organization case study : intellectual property, trade, and access to medicine

Regional organizations/European Union

Regional organizations case study : African Union peace operations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1568029241

9781568029245

OCLC:

881439676