Rising States, Rising Institutions Challenges for Global Governance

Name: Rising States, Rising Institutions Challenges for Global Governance
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ISBN: 9780815704225

ISBN-10: 0815704224

ISBN-13: 9780815704225

Edition: 2010

Authors: Alan S. Alexandroff, Andrew F. Cooper

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The global order is shifting in an unprecedented fashion. No major war has intervened to reshape the balance of power; nor has the world seen events as dramatic as the collapse of communism and the end of bipolarity in 1989. Yet it is increasingly clear that change is afoot. While the United States remains the world's leading power -thanks to its combination of military and economic strength, technological prowess, and cultural appeal -Washington cannot simply impose its will on others. The European Union remains an independent force in global politics, and a host of rising states -including China, India, and Brazil -clamor to make their voices heard.Rising States, Rising Institutions…

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List price: $39.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication date: 4/14/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.01" long x 0.86" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Editor Alan S. Alexandroff is the director of research for the Programme on Conflict Management and Negotiation at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Great Powers and International Structure



The Three Faces of Liberal Internationalism




Transgovernmental Networks and Emerging Powers




Labels Matter: Interpreting Rising Powers through Acronyms



Rising States



China's Rising Institutional Influence




Reforming Institutions, Unreformed India?




Brazil: What Kind of Rising State in What Kind of Institutional Order?




Europe: Rising Superpower in a Bipolar World



Rising Institutions



The "Great Recession" and the Emergence of the G-20 Leaders' Summit




The G-20 Finance Ministers: Network Governance




BRIC by BRIC: The Emergent Regime for Sovereign Wealth Funds




Consuming Energy: Rising Powers, the International Energy Agency, and the Global Energy Architecture




The War on Terror and International Order: Strategic Choice and Global Governance



Conclusion



Contributors


Index