Action and reaction in the world system : the dynamics of economic and political power / Thierry de Montbrial.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Montbrial, Thierry de.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (377 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver, B.C. : Publication Centre, University of British Columbia Press, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book occupies the same niche as Raymond Aron's 1962 classic, Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations. While Aron wrote during the Cold War, Thierry de Montbrial writes about the post-Soviet international system, a system that is multipolar, ideologically heterogeneous, and therefore highly unstable. In this book, de Montbrial lays the foundation for a praxeology, or a "science of action," to facilitate a better understanding of the dynamics of international problems and a more systematic approach to policy making. He develops a model to analyze different types of international problems that arise from interactions between different "active units," which he then applies to a range of current and historical problems. A major contribution to international relations theory and winner of the 2002 Georges Pompidou Prize in its original French edition, this book offers the necessary keys to decrypt the international system in the twenty-first century. It has been published internationally in seven languages.

Contents:

Part One : Theory. 1 Active Units and Praxeological Problems: An Introduction

2 Potency

3 Conflicts and Their Resolution

4 The Concept of Strategy

5 The Stability of Systems of Active Unites

6 Interantional Relations Theory

7 The Object and Nature of Economics

Part Two : Aspects of Praxeology. 8 Perspectives on the International System

9 Globalization, Market Economy, and Unemployment

10 Ideology, Culture, and Action

11 Ethics and Politics

12 State Sovereignty and the International Community

13 The Engineer and the Economist

14 Strategy, Forecasting, and Chance

Appendices.

Notes:

Originally published as: L'action et le systeme du monde. Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7748-2474-3

OCLC:

827363575