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Governing Globalization: Power, Authority and Global Governance
Anthony McGrew
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Description for Governing Globalization: Power, Authority and Global Governance
Hardback. Since the UNa s creation in 1945 a vast nexus of global and regional institutions has evolved, surrounded by a proliferation of non--governmental agencies and advocacy networks seeking to influence the agenda and direction of international public policy. Editor(s): McGrew, Anthony G.; Held, David. Num Pages: 388 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFS; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 180 x 26. Weight in Grams: 888.
Since the UN’s creation in 1945 a vast nexus of global and regional institutions has evolved, surrounded by a proliferation of non-governmental agencies and advocacy networks seeking to influence the agenda and direction of international public policy. Although world government remains a fanciful idea, there does exist an evolving global governance complex – embracing states, international institutions, transnational networks and agencies (both public and private) – which functions, with variable effect, to promote, regulate or intervene in the common affairs of humanity.
Since the UN’s creation in 1945 a vast nexus of global and regional institutions has evolved, surrounded by a proliferation of non-governmental agencies and advocacy networks seeking to influence the agenda and direction of international public policy. Although world government remains a fanciful idea, there does exist an evolving global governance complex – embracing states, international institutions, transnational networks and agencies (both public and private) – which functions, with variable effect, to promote, regulate or intervene in the common affairs of humanity.
This book provides an accessible introduction to the current debate about the changing form ... Read more
Governing Globalization is the third book in the internationally acclaimed series on global transformations. The other two volumes are Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture and The Global Transformations Reader: An Introduction to the Globalization Debate.
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
388
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745627335
SKU
V9780745627335
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About Anthony McGrew
David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science; Anthony McGrew is Professor of International Relations at Southampton University.
Reviews for Governing Globalization: Power, Authority and Global Governance
"A very important and interesting book, this is a first-rate collection of contributions by some of the best-known analysts of global politics on the implications of 'global governance' in the new world order." Development and Change "Attempts to carve out a definitive understanding of global governance empirically and analytically ... This aim, and ... Read more