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Contracting States: Sovereign Transfers in International Relations
Alexander Cooley
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Description for Contracting States: Sovereign Transfers in International Relations
Paperback. Using the concept of 'incomplete contracts' - agreements that are intentionally ambiguous and subject to renegotiation, this title explains how states divide and transfer their sovereign territory and functions, and demonstrates why some of these arrangements offer stable and lasting solutions while others ultimately collapse. Num Pages: 280 pages, 4 line illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
Increasingly today nation-states are entering into agreements that involve the sharing or surrendering of parts of their sovereign powers and often leave the cession of authority incomplete or vague. But until now, we have known surprisingly little about how international actors design and implement these mixed-sovereignty arrangements. Contracting States uses the concept of "incomplete contracts"--agreements that are intentionally ambiguous and subject to future renegotiation--to explain how states divide and transfer their sovereign territory and functions, and demonstrate why some of these arrangements offer stable and lasting solutions while others ultimately collapse. Building on important advances in economics and law, Alexander ... Read more
Increasingly today nation-states are entering into agreements that involve the sharing or surrendering of parts of their sovereign powers and often leave the cession of authority incomplete or vague. But until now, we have known surprisingly little about how international actors design and implement these mixed-sovereignty arrangements. Contracting States uses the concept of "incomplete contracts"--agreements that are intentionally ambiguous and subject to future renegotiation--to explain how states divide and transfer their sovereign territory and functions, and demonstrate why some of these arrangements offer stable and lasting solutions while others ultimately collapse. Building on important advances in economics and law, Alexander ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691137247
SKU
V9780691137247
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About Alexander Cooley
Alexander Cooley is associate professor of political science at Barnard College, Columbia University. His books include "Base Politics and Logics of Hierarchy". Hendrik Spruyt is the Norman Dwight Harris Professor of International Relations at Northwestern University. His books include "Ending Empire" and "The Sovereign State and Its Competitors" (Princeton).
Reviews for Contracting States: Sovereign Transfers in International Relations
"Contracting States sheds new light on the changing nature of state sovereignty, examining how sovereignty is frequently divided and explaining that how this is done has important later consequences for the actors involved... Contracting States is an important book that warrants the attention of international relations scholars."
Richard W. Mansbach, Perspectives on Politics
Richard W. Mansbach, Perspectives on Politics