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Special responsibilities : global problems and American power /
"The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought to have, unique obligations in managing global problems. Surprisingly, scholars are yet to provide any in-depth anal...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The language of special responsibilities is ubiquitous in world politics, with policymakers and commentators alike speaking and acting as though particular states have, or ought to have, unique obligations in managing global problems. Surprisingly, scholars are yet to provide any in-depth analysis of this fascinating aspect of world politics. This path-breaking study examines the nature of special responsibilities, the complex politics that surround them and how they condition international social power. The argument is illustrated with detailed case-studies of nuclear proliferation, climate change and global finance. All three problems have been addressed by an allocation of special responsibilities, but while this has structured politics in these areas, it has also been the subject of ongoing contestation. With a focus on the United States, this book argues that power must be understood as a social phenomenon and that American power varies significantly across security, economic and environmental domains"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 290 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139424110 1139424114 9781139108812 1139108816 9781139422079 1139422073 1139411659 9781139411653 1107231523 9781107231528 1280685204 9781280685200 9786613662149 6613662143 1139423045 9781139423045 1139417983 9781139417983 |