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Global Governance in Question: Empire, Class and the New Common Sense in Managing North-South Relations
Susanne Soederberg
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Description for Global Governance in Question: Empire, Class and the New Common Sense in Managing North-South Relations
paperback. Introduction to global governance -- a key aspect of globalisation studies -- presenting a critical approach. Series: Critical Introductions to World Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: GTF; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268.
Like many buzzwords, 'global governance' is as poorly understood as it is popular. In contrast to most mainstream accounts, this book examines global economic governance as an integral moment of contemporary capitalism, presenting a critical insight into its real nature and the interests that it serves.
This book begins by asking what has not been discussed in the mainstream debates and why. Drawing on a Marxist perspective, Susanne Soederberg explores neglected issues including transnational debt and the increasingly coercive nature of US aid to so-called ‘failed states'.
She argues that mainstream understandings ... Read more
Like many buzzwords, 'global governance' is as poorly understood as it is popular. In contrast to most mainstream accounts, this book examines global economic governance as an integral moment of contemporary capitalism, presenting a critical insight into its real nature and the interests that it serves.
This book begins by asking what has not been discussed in the mainstream debates and why. Drawing on a Marxist perspective, Susanne Soederberg explores neglected issues including transnational debt and the increasingly coercive nature of US aid to so-called ‘failed states'.
She argues that mainstream understandings ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Critical Introductions to World Politics
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745320694
SKU
V9780745320694
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About Susanne Soederberg
Susanne Soederberg is a Canada Research Chair in Global Political Economy and Associate Professor in International Development Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. She is author of Global Governance in Question (Pluto, 2006) andThe Politics of the New International Financial Architecture: Reimposing Neoliberal Domination in the Global South (Zed, 2005).
Reviews for Global Governance in Question: Empire, Class and the New Common Sense in Managing North-South Relations
'[An] acute and revealing examination of the economic difficulties facing the American empire. This book is essential reading for those who want to know why the poor get poorer while the rich talk endlessly, and what we can do to initiate real social change'
Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Professor of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz 'Indispensable for students of ... Read more
Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Professor of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz 'Indispensable for students of ... Read more