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Can the World Be Governed?

Possibilities for Effective Multilateralism

edited by Alan S. Alexandroff

Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press|Centre for International Governance Innovation
Initial publish date
Feb 2008
Category
International, General, Labor & Industrial Relations
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554580675
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $44.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554580415
    Publish Date
    Feb 2008
    List Price
    $47.99

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Description

In this book, leading international relations experts and practitioners examine through theory and case study the prospect for successful multilateral management of the global economy and international security. In the theory section contributors tackle the big questions: Why is there an apparent rising tide of calls for reform of current multilateral organizations and institutions? Why are there growing questions over the effectiveness of global governance? Is the reform of current organizations and institutions likely or possible? Case studies include the examination of difficulties facing global development, the challenges facing the IMF and the governance of global finance, the problems of the UN 2005 World Summit and its failed reform, and the WTO and the questions raised by the prolonged Doha Development Round.
Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation

About the author

 

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.

 

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Editorial Reviews

Can the World Be Governed? provides a valuable, if often quite basic, introduction to the issues confronting global governance. Its well-known contributors address a broad array of issues, from institutional creation to the relationship between multi- and unilateralism and the impact of national government structures on those of global governance.... The empirical material provides clear illustrations of the complexities faced by actors seeking to bring better order to the chaos of international political action.... Certainly a useful first reference for those looking to learn more about global governance, today and tomorrow.

Laura Carsten, Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany, Millennium Journal of International Studies, 2011, 2008 January