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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…
Sumner and Mallett review the literature on aid in light of shifts in the aid system and the increasing concentration of the world's poor in middle-income countries. As a consequence, they propose a series of practical, policy relevant options for future development cooperation,…
"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…
"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.
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.
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Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman explores key turning points in history from George Washington to Barack Obama. She challenges the notion that the United States is an empire, and asserts instead that America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that …