Peter M. Haas (Ph.D., MIT) is professor and Graduate Program Director at University of Massachusetts at Amherst and specializes in international relations, international relations theory, international political economy, international environmental politics, international institutions, and global governance. He is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of European Public Policy, Global Environmental Politics, and MIT Press series on Politics, Science and the Environment and is the author or editor of Emerging Forces in Environmental Governance (edited with Norichika Kanie), The International Environment in the New Global Economy, Knowledge, Power and International Policy Coordination, Institutions for the Earth (edited with Robert O. Keohane and Marc A. Levy), and Saving the Mediterranean. John A. Hird (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley) is professor of political science and Department Chair at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His areas of interest and expertise include policy advising, the use of science and technical knowledge in policymaking, policy analysis, and environmental policy. Prior to coming to Amherst, he served at the Brookings Institution and the President′s Council of Economic Advisers. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and has consulted on issues from the Massachusetts economy to regulatory reform in Japan. He is the first recipient of the Mills Award from the Policy Studies Organization for an outstanding contributor to policy studies under age 35. His books include Power, Knowledge, and Politics: Policy Analysis in the States, Controversies in American Public Policy, and Superfund: The Political Economy of Environmental Risk, and he has published articles in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Yale Journal on Regulation, Social Science Quarterly, and other professional journals.

Haas delivers a helpful survey over controversies in the broad field of globalization studies. Covering various perspectives that commentators have adopted throughout the last 20 years, students of globalization and global governance get numerous glimpses of the observations that scholars in the North have been making with regard to global politics.

• Part I: International Political EconomyChapter 1: Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: Does Trade Liberalization Contribute to Economic Prosperity? - David Dollar and Robert H. WadeChapter 2: Trade and Equality: Does Free Trade Promote Economic Equality? - L. Alan Winters and Kate Vyborny and Nancy BirdsallChapter 3: Poverty: Can Foreign Aid Reduce Poverty? - Jeffrey Sachs and George B.N. AyitteyChapter 4: Financial Crises: Will Preventing Future Financial Crises Require Concerted International Rulemaking? - Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Philip I. LevyPart II: SecurityChapter 5: Terrorism and Security: Is International Terrorism a Significant Challenge to National Security? - Charles Duelfer and John MuellerChapter 6: Nuclear Weapons: Should the United States or the International Community Aggressively Pursue Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies? - Reid B.C. Pauly and Scott D. Sagan and Todd S. SechserChapter 7: Military Intervention and Human Rights: Is Foreign Military Intervention Justified by Widespread Human Rights Abuses? - Jack Donnelly and Doug BandowChapter 8: Maritime Security: Does Controlling Piracy and Other Criminal Activities Require Systematic State Interventions? - Scott McKenzie and Karl MuthChapter 9: International Conflict: Is War Likely Between the Great Powers? - John F. Copper and Joshua S. GoldsteinPart III: Environment and Public HealthChapter 10: Climate Change and the Environment: Can International Regimes Be Effective Means to Restrain Carbon Emissions? - Brent Ranalli and Samuel ThenstromChapter 11: The Future of Energy: Should Governments Encourage the Development of Alternative Energy Sources to Help Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels? - Christopher Flavin and Michael LynchChapter 12: HIV/AIDS: Should the Wealthy Nations Promote anti-HIV/AIDS Efforts in Poor Nations? - Mead Over and Mark HeywoodPart IV: Democracy, Demography, and Social IssuesChapter 13: Gender: Should the United States Aggressively Promote Women’s Rights in Developing Nations? - Isobel Coleman and Marcia E. GreenbergChapter 14: Immigration: Should Countries Liberalize Immigration Policies? - James F. Hollifield and Philip MartinChapter 15: Culture and Diversity: Should Development Efforts Seek to Preserve Local Culture? - Elsa Stamatopoulou and Kwame Anthony AppiahChapter 16: Civil Society: Do NGOs Wield Too Much Power? - Kenneth Anderson and Marlies GlasiusChapter 17: Democracy: Should All Nations Be Encouraged to Promote Democratization? - Francis Fukuyama and Michael McFaul and Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder

Peter M. Haas (Ph.D., MIT) is professor and Graduate Program Director at University of Massachusetts at Amherst and specializes in international relations, international relations theory, international political economy, international environmental politics, international institutions, and global governance. He is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of European Public Policy, Global Environmental Politics, and MIT Press series on Politics, Science and the Environment and is the author or editor of Emerging Forces in Environmental Governance (edited with Norichika Kanie), The International Environment in the New Global Economy, Knowledge, Power and International Policy Coordination, Institutions for the Earth (edited with Robert O. Keohane and Marc A. Levy), and Saving the Mediterranean. John A. Hird (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley) is professor of political science and Department Chair at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His areas of interest and expertise include policy advising, the use of science and technical knowledge in policymaking, policy analysis, and environmental policy. Prior to coming to Amherst, he served at the Brookings Institution and the President′s Council of Economic Advisers. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and has consulted on issues from the Massachusetts economy to regulatory reform in Japan. He is the first recipient of the Mills Award from the Policy Studies Organization for an outstanding contributor to policy studies under age 35. His books include Power, Knowledge, and Politics: Policy Analysis in the States, Controversies in American Public Policy, and Superfund: The Political Economy of Environmental Risk, and he has published articles in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Yale Journal on Regulation, Social Science Quarterly, and other professional journals.

Haas delivers a helpful survey over controversies in the broad field of globalization studies. Covering various perspectives that commentators have adopted throughout the last 20 years, students of globalization and global governance get numerous glimpses of the observations that scholars in the North have been making with regard to global politics.

• Part I: International Political EconomyChapter 1: Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: Does Trade Liberalization Contribute to Economic Prosperity? - David Dollar and Robert H. WadeChapter 2: Trade and Equality: Does Free Trade Promote Economic Equality? - L. Alan Winters and Kate Vyborny and Nancy BirdsallChapter 3: Poverty: Can Foreign Aid Reduce Poverty? - Jeffrey Sachs and George B.N. AyitteyChapter 4: Financial Crises: Will Preventing Future Financial Crises Require Concerted International Rulemaking? - Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Philip I. LevyPart II: SecurityChapter 5: Terrorism and Security: Is International Terrorism a Significant Challenge to National Security? - Charles Duelfer and John MuellerChapter 6: Nuclear Weapons: Should the United States or the International Community Aggressively Pursue Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies? - Reid B.C. Pauly and Scott D. Sagan and Todd S. SechserChapter 7: Military Intervention and Human Rights: Is Foreign Military Intervention Justified by Widespread Human Rights Abuses? - Jack Donnelly and Doug BandowChapter 8: Maritime Security: Does Controlling Piracy and Other Criminal Activities Require Systematic State Interventions? - Scott McKenzie and Karl MuthChapter 9: International Conflict: Is War Likely Between the Great Powers? - John F. Copper and Joshua S. GoldsteinPart III: Environment and Public HealthChapter 10: Climate Change and the Environment: Can International Regimes Be Effective Means to Restrain Carbon Emissions? - Brent Ranalli and Samuel ThenstromChapter 11: The Future of Energy: Should Governments Encourage the Development of Alternative Energy Sources to Help Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels? - Christopher Flavin and Michael LynchChapter 12: HIV/AIDS: Should the Wealthy Nations Promote anti-HIV/AIDS Efforts in Poor Nations? - Mead Over and Mark HeywoodPart IV: Democracy, Demography, and Social IssuesChapter 13: Gender: Should the United States Aggressively Promote Women’s Rights in Developing Nations? - Isobel Coleman and Marcia E. GreenbergChapter 14: Immigration: Should Countries Liberalize Immigration Policies? - James F. Hollifield and Philip MartinChapter 15: Culture and Diversity: Should Development Efforts Seek to Preserve Local Culture? - Elsa Stamatopoulou and Kwame Anthony AppiahChapter 16: Civil Society: Do NGOs Wield Too Much Power? - Kenneth Anderson and Marlies GlasiusChapter 17: Democracy: Should All Nations Be Encouraged to Promote Democratization? - Francis Fukuyama and Michael McFaul and Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder

Peter M. Haas (Ph.D., MIT) is professor and Graduate Program Director at University of Massachusetts at Amherst and specializes in international relations, international relations theory, international political economy, international environmental politics, international institutions, and global governance. He is a member of the editorial boards of Journal of European Public Policy, Global Environmental Politics, and MIT Press series on Politics, Science and the Environment and is the author or editor of Emerging Forces in Environmental Governance (edited with Norichika Kanie), The International Environment in the New Global Economy, Knowledge, Power and International Policy Coordination, Institutions for the Earth (edited with Robert O. Keohane and Marc A. Levy), and Saving the Mediterranean. John A. Hird (Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley) is professor of political science and Department Chair at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His areas of interest and expertise include policy advising, the use of science and technical knowledge in policymaking, policy analysis, and environmental policy. Prior to coming to Amherst, he served at the Brookings Institution and the President′s Council of Economic Advisers. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and has consulted on issues from the Massachusetts economy to regulatory reform in Japan. He is the first recipient of the Mills Award from the Policy Studies Organization for an outstanding contributor to policy studies under age 35. His books include Power, Knowledge, and Politics: Policy Analysis in the States, Controversies in American Public Policy, and Superfund: The Political Economy of Environmental Risk, and he has published articles in the American Political Science Review, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Yale Journal on Regulation, Social Science Quarterly, and other professional journals.

Haas delivers a helpful survey over controversies in the broad field of globalization studies. Covering various perspectives that commentators have adopted throughout the last 20 years, students of globalization and global governance get numerous glimpses of the observations that scholars in the North have been making with regard to global politics.

• Part I: International Political EconomyChapter 1: Trade Liberalization and Economic Growth: Does Trade Liberalization Contribute to Economic Prosperity? - David Dollar and Robert H. WadeChapter 2: Trade and Equality: Does Free Trade Promote Economic Equality? - L. Alan Winters and Kate Vyborny and Nancy BirdsallChapter 3: Poverty: Can Foreign Aid Reduce Poverty? - Jeffrey Sachs and George B.N. AyitteyChapter 4: Financial Crises: Will Preventing Future Financial Crises Require Concerted International Rulemaking? - Jagdish N. Bhagwati and Philip I. LevyPart II: SecurityChapter 5: Terrorism and Security: Is International Terrorism a Significant Challenge to National Security? - Charles Duelfer and John MuellerChapter 6: Nuclear Weapons: Should the United States or the International Community Aggressively Pursue Nuclear Nonproliferation Policies? - Reid B.C. Pauly and Scott D. Sagan and Todd S. SechserChapter 7: Military Intervention and Human Rights: Is Foreign Military Intervention Justified by Widespread Human Rights Abuses? - Jack Donnelly and Doug BandowChapter 8: Maritime Security: Does Controlling Piracy and Other Criminal Activities Require Systematic State Interventions? - Scott McKenzie and Karl MuthChapter 9: International Conflict: Is War Likely Between the Great Powers? - John F. Copper and Joshua S. GoldsteinPart III: Environment and Public HealthChapter 10: Climate Change and the Environment: Can International Regimes Be Effective Means to Restrain Carbon Emissions? - Brent Ranalli and Samuel ThenstromChapter 11: The Future of Energy: Should Governments Encourage the Development of Alternative Energy Sources to Help Reduce Dependence on Fossil Fuels? - Christopher Flavin and Michael LynchChapter 12: HIV/AIDS: Should the Wealthy Nations Promote anti-HIV/AIDS Efforts in Poor Nations? - Mead Over and Mark HeywoodPart IV: Democracy, Demography, and Social IssuesChapter 13: Gender: Should the United States Aggressively Promote Women’s Rights in Developing Nations? - Isobel Coleman and Marcia E. GreenbergChapter 14: Immigration: Should Countries Liberalize Immigration Policies? - James F. Hollifield and Philip MartinChapter 15: Culture and Diversity: Should Development Efforts Seek to Preserve Local Culture? - Elsa Stamatopoulou and Kwame Anthony AppiahChapter 16: Civil Society: Do NGOs Wield Too Much Power? - Kenneth Anderson and Marlies GlasiusChapter 17: Democracy: Should All Nations Be Encouraged to Promote Democratization? - Francis Fukuyama and Michael McFaul and Edward D. Mansfield and Jack Snyder