Negotiation and the Global Information Economy

AvJ. P. Singh

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

What role do diplomacy and negotiations play in economic globalization? Many argue that great powers shape diplomacy to their advantage, others that, in a 'flat world', diplomacy helps everyone. Going beyond these polarized views, this book explores the conditions under which negotiations matter and the ways in which diplomacy is evolving in the global commercial arena. J. P. Singh argues that where there is a diffusion or decentralization of power among global actors, diplomacy can be effective in allowing the adjustment of positions so that mutual gains will result. In contrast, when there is a concentration of power, outcomes tend to benefit the strong. There will be little alteration in perception of interest, and coercion by strong powers is common. Singh's book suggests that there are possibilities for transformational problem-solving through multilateral diplomacy. Empirically, the book examines the most important information-age trade issues.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-11-20
Mått:152 x 228 x 23 mm
Vikt:620 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:380
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521731089

Utforska kategorier

Internationella relationer inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

J. P. Singh is Associate Professor at the graduate program in Communication, Culture and Technology at Georgetown University. His book publications include Leapfrogging Development? The Political Economy of Telecommunications Restructuring (1999) and Information Technologies and Global Politics (co-edited with James N. Rosenau, 2002). He has also authored over three-dozen scholarly articles. He has been a visiting scholar at the World Trade Organization in Geneva and at the New America Foundation in Washington, DC. He was Editor of the Wiley-Blackwell journal Review of Policy Research: The Politics and Policy of Science and Technology, from 2006–09.

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'J. P. Singh offers a portable analytic framework for analyzing negotiations, and makes a persuasive case for the conditions under which the negotiation process itself is likely to have a decisive impact. Scholars and students of global governance will find this systematic, lucid, and thoughtful book to be illuminating and well worth reading. The empirical work is particularly masterful and original.' Susan K. Sell, George Washington University

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Power, interests, and negotiations; 3. Services and intellectual property: multilateral framework negotiations; 4. Cultural industries and telecommunications: multilateral sectoral negotiations; 5. Infrastructure pricing negotiations: evaluating alternatives when facing a significant market power; 6. Electronic commerce: reaching agreement when facing market power in Internet governance and data privacy; 7. Conclusion: power and governance.