Whitman, Jim

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Strongly argued and richly detailed but clearly written and accessible to non-specialists, 'The Fundamentals of Global Governance' brings a novel approach and fascinating insights to the study of global governance.

What kind of activity is global governance? What do all of the many sectoral forms of global governance - of the planetary environment, of global finance and global health - have in common? This book outlines the fundamentals of global governance in eight chapter-length proposit…

If comprehensive global governance can never be more than the sum of numerous forms and levels of governance, is an inclusive, coherent and effective global governance possible? What must be the fundamentals of governance as an activity in order for the world₂s states and people…

What kind of activity is global governance? What do all of the many sectoral forms of global governance of the planetary environment, of global finance and global health have in common? Moving beyond sector-specific studies, this book outlines the fundamentals of global governan…

This book provides a thorough overview of global governance, exploring the key conceptual issues and illustrating them with international case studies as well as offering a provocative critique of the research in the field.

"The Limits of Global Governance provides a provocative examination of the cognitive, practical and political limits on our ability to exercise systems of regulation and control on the same scale as the globalising forces already shaping the human condition."--Jacket.

"The Limits of Global Governance provides a provocative examination of the cognitive, practical and political limits on our ability to exercise systems of regulation and control on the same scale as the globalising forces already shaping the human condition."--Résumé de l'éditeu…