Global Governance - Power, Authority, and Global Governance

Author: David Held
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This outstanding book, edited by David Held and Anthony McGrew, explores the meaning, scope, and origins of global governance. The collected articles provide an excellent guide to the debate on the extent to which globalization has been governed and how it could be governed better. Whether in conceptual or empirical terms, the book offers readers an impressive range of perspectives on global governance. It makes timely and highly useful contributions to a debate that can often be somewhat chaotic. The book provides an entry point for current discussions on the forms of change and political significance of global governance. It collects original works by many renowned global political theorists and analysts, examining the real implications of the concept of global governance and explaining how global actions are currently regulated. Additionally, it explains various existing theories and conducts systematic analyses of the politics and limitations of governance in many key areas—from humanitarian intervention to the regulation of global finance. Thus, the book offers a comprehensive theoretical and empirical assessment of the shift from national government to multilateral global governance. This book is the third in the internationally acclaimed "Global Transformations" series, with the other two being "Global Transformations: Politics, Economy, and Culture in the Age of Globalization" and "The Global Transformations Reader: Engaging the Controversies." The book provides an entry point for current discussions on the forms of change and political significance of global governance. It collects original works by many renowned global governance theorists and analysts, exploring the real meanings of the concept of global governance and explaining how global actions are currently regulated. Furthermore, it explains various existing theories and conducts systematic analyses of the politics and limitations of governance in many key areas, offering a comprehensive theoretical and empirical assessment of the shift from national government to multilateral global governance.