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Governing the World? : Cases in Global Governance.
'Global governance' has become a key concept in the contemporary study of international politics, yet what the term means and how it works remains in question. Governing the World: Cases in Global Governance takes an alternative approach to understanding the concept by exploring how global...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of boxes and case studies; Notes on contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction: governing the World?; The rise of 'global governance'; What's in a name?; Rationale for the book; Overview of cases; 1. Security and global governance; What is security?; What should the agenda of global security governance be?; Global governance and security; Conclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 2. Governing development: power, poverty and policy; Introduction; Origins of the MDGs.
- The content of the MDGs and paradigms of global developmentEfforts to achieve the MDGs; Official development assistance; The World Bank, IMF and poverty reduction strategies; The WTO; Conclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 3. Global financial governance: taming financial innovation; Introduction: the paradox of financial regulation; The global financial crisis as a crisis of governance; The financial stability of the Bretton Woods; The rise of the Euromarket and the erosion of regulation; Neoliberalism and private financial governance, or the golden age of financial innovation.
- ConclusionRecommended reading; Recommended websites; 4. Corruption and global governance; Corruption; Anti-corruption law; Conclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 5. Governing trade; The global governance of trade: theories and actors; Aid for Trade: 'top-down' global governance; Ethical trade: 'bottom-up' global governance; Conclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 6. The global governance of labour; The International Labour Organization; The trade-labour standards debate and the rise of the Core Labour Standards; Women, work and the Core Labour Standards.
- Labour standards and the privatization of global governancePossibilities and opportunities for labour activism, resistance and change; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 7. Governing communications; What is being governed and why?; Who are the key actors involved?; What are the key mechanisms of governance?; What are the problems and issues that arise?; Conclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 8. Problems and prospects for health in the twenty-first century; Introduction; The reconfiguration of power within GHG; The challenge of GHG processes, forums and mechanisms.
- The realignment of global health prioritiesConclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 9. Governing climate change and the planetary environment; What is being governed and why?; Who are the key actors involved?; What are the key mechanisms of government?; What are the problems and issues that arise in this area?; Conclusion; Recommended reading; Recommended websites; 10. Governing human rights: rendition, secret detention and torture in the 'War on Terror; What is being governed and why?