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Can the world be governed? : possibilities for effective multilateralism / edited by Alan S. Alexandroff, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in international governance.
- Studies in international governance series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International organization.
- International cooperation.
- International relations.
- International economic relations.
- Security, International.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (445 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfrid Laurier University Press : Centre for International Governance Innovation, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, leading international relations experts and practitioners examine through theory and case study the prospect for successful multilateral management of the global economy and international security. In the theory section contributors tackle the big questions: Why is there an apparent rising tide of calls for reform of current multilateral organizations and institutions? Why are there growing questions over the effectiveness of global governance? Is the reform of current organizations and institutions likely or possible? Case studies include the examination of difficulties faci
- Contents:
- Contents; Introduction; Incentive Compatibility and Global Governance: Existential Multilateralism, a Weakly Confederal World, and Hegemony; A Grand Coalition and International Governance; America and the Reform of Global Institutions; Two Challenges to Institutionalism; International Institutions and Collective Authorization of the Use of Force; Multilateralism on Trial: From the 2005 UN Summit to Today's Reality; Facing the Global Problems of Development; Can the Trading System Be Governed? Institutional Implications of the WTO's Suspended Animation
- Slipping into Obscurity: Crisis and Institutional Reform at the IMFA Comment on the Effective Possibilities of Multilateralism; Conclusion; Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- "Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781299312968
- 1299312969
- 9781435656376
- 1435656377
- 9781554580675
- 1554580676
- OCLC:
- 236160333
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