Xu Yi-Chong is a Research Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. Her publications include Powering China (2004), Electricity Reform in China, India and Russia (2010), The Politics of Nuclear Energy in China (2010), Sinews of Power (2017), and Inside the World Bank (with Patrick Weller, 2009).Patrick Weller is a Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. His publications include Cabinet Government in Australia (2007), First Among Equals: Prime Ministers in Westminster Systems (1985), Westminster Compared (co-authored with R.A.W. Rhodes and John Wanna, 2011), and The Governance of World Trade (co-authored with Xu Yi-chong, 2004).

[The Working World of International Organizations] highlight[s] both the importance of-and the difficulty in maintaining-good relations between states and executive heads of IOs.

• 1: Understanding International Organizations 2: Representatives of Member States 3: Heads of IOs: Politicians, Diplomats, Managers 4: Secretariat and Staff 5: Agenda Setting 6: Funding IOs 7: Location 8: Conclusion: Authority, Capacity, Legitimacy

Xu Yi-Chong is a Research Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. Her publications include Powering China (2004), Electricity Reform in China, India and Russia (2010), The Politics of Nuclear Energy in China (2010), Sinews of Power (2017), and Inside the World Bank (with Patrick Weller, 2009).Patrick Weller is a Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. His publications include Cabinet Government in Australia (2007), First Among Equals: Prime Ministers in Westminster Systems (1985), Westminster Compared (co-authored with R.A.W. Rhodes and John Wanna, 2011), and The Governance of World Trade (co-authored with Xu Yi-chong, 2004).

[The Working World of International Organizations] highlight[s] both the importance of-and the difficulty in maintaining-good relations between states and executive heads of IOs.

• 1: Understanding International Organizations 2: Representatives of Member States 3: Heads of IOs: Politicians, Diplomats, Managers 4: Secretariat and Staff 5: Agenda Setting 6: Funding IOs 7: Location 8: Conclusion: Authority, Capacity, Legitimacy

Xu Yi-Chong is a Research Professor in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. Her publications include Powering China (2004), Electricity Reform in China, India and Russia (2010), The Politics of Nuclear Energy in China (2010), Sinews of Power (2017), and Inside the World Bank (with Patrick Weller, 2009).Patrick Weller is a Professor of Politics and Public Policy in the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University. His publications include Cabinet Government in Australia (2007), First Among Equals: Prime Ministers in Westminster Systems (1985), Westminster Compared (co-authored with R.A.W. Rhodes and John Wanna, 2011), and The Governance of World Trade (co-authored with Xu Yi-chong, 2004).

[The Working World of International Organizations] highlight[s] both the importance of-and the difficulty in maintaining-good relations between states and executive heads of IOs.

• 1: Understanding International Organizations 2: Representatives of Member States 3: Heads of IOs: Politicians, Diplomats, Managers 4: Secretariat and Staff 5: Agenda Setting 6: Funding IOs 7: Location 8: Conclusion: Authority, Capacity, Legitimacy