Global Governance in Question

Empire, Class and the New Common Sense in Managing North-South Relations

AvSusanne Soederberg

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

Like many buzzwords, 'global governance' is as poorly understood as it is popular. In contrast to most mainstream accounts, this book examines global economic governance as an integral moment of contemporary capitalism, presenting a critical insight into its real nature and the interests that it serves. This book begins by asking what has not been discussed in the mainstream debates and why. Drawing on a Marxist perspective, Susanne Soederberg explores neglected issues including transnational debt and the increasingly coercive nature of US aid to so-called ‘failed states'. She argues that mainstream understandings fail to engage with the wider contradictions that characterise global capitalism. In consequence, there is no explanation of the changing nature of American empire and capitalist power in the world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-02-20
Mått:135 x 215 x 13 mm
Vikt:284 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Critical Introductions to World Politics
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:Pluto Press
ISBN:9780745320694

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Mer om författaren

Susanne Soederberg is a Canada Research Chair in Global Political Economy and Associate Professor in International Development Studies at Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. She is author of Global Governance in Question (Pluto, 2006) andThe Politics of the New International Financial Architecture: Reimposing Neoliberal Domination in the Global South (Zed, 2005).

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'[An] acute and revealing examination of the economic difficulties facing the American empire. This book is essential reading for those who want to know why the poor get poorer while the rich talk endlessly, and what we can do to initiate real social change'

Innehållsförteckning

Series IntroductionAcknowledgementsAcronymsTables1. Global Governance in Question2. Common Sense Assumptions: Toward an Historical Materialist Critique of Global Governance3. Global Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility4. Global Governance and Transnational Debt5. Global Governance and Development Aid6. Beyond the Common Sense of Global Governance: New Research and Political DirectionsReferencesIndex