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David Held - Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus - 9780745633527 - V9780745633527
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Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus

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Description for Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus Hardback. In this pathbreaking book, one of the world's leading analysts of globalization and global governance confronts the failures of international politics in the aftermath of 9/11 and the war against Iraq. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 501.
In this pathbreaking book, one of the world’s leading analysts of globalization and global governance confronts the failures of international politics in the aftermath of 9/11 and the war against Iraq. He argues that there were and are alternatives to the way the western coalitions responded to the profound challenges of mass terrorism and political violence - alternatives which can better address the roots of these challenges and deliver political and social justice.

In order to grasp this alternative, the changing structure of the global order has to be understood. To this end, the book is divided into ... Read more

This is an original book that will appeal to all those - students, policy makers, and the general reader - who confront questions about globalization and global governance. It is an optimistic text that holds that progressive political change is still within our grasp.

To read the transcript of an interview with the author on the Global Covenant in democratiya, please click here .

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745633527
SKU
V9780745633527
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About David Held
David Held is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Reviews for Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus
"If you want to understand globalisation you need to read Global Covenant." The Guardian "A healthy antidote to the realist international relations literature, Held persuasively argues for a global covenant based on universal values and driven by a social-democratic coalition ... an outstanding addition to Held's Democracy and the Global Order." ... Read more

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