Globalization and Summit Reform (eBook)

An Experiment in International Governance

Peter C. Heap (Autor)

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2008
XVI, 108 Seiten
Springer US (Verlag)
978-0-387-76533-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This account of the 'L-20 project' describes and analyses a 3-year mobilization designed as an alternative to the political deadlocks preventing progress on critical global issues. The book traces the origins and findings of the project, and addresses such hot button issues as global warming, poverty, and war in the developing world. The book features a Foreword by Dr. Gordon Smith, and an Afterword by the Right Honourable Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada.

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Ever since I was a graduate student at the University of Chicago in October 1962, I have been interested in challenges at the global scale that could affect the future of humanity. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought home to me how vulnerable we are. Indeed it brought home that we could be dead from causes thousands of miles away with a warning of a maximum of thirty minutes. It was obvious the world was becoming smaller. As I looked out the window from my apartment in Chicago, I could see ch- dren of school age at play in the alley - despite it being a weekday. They weren't in school. One rarely saw adult men with them - only women. What con- quences would that bring? Not far away was the headquarters of a strange group calling themselves the Black Moslems. There was a palpable anger that radiated from there. Where would this lead? Was there not a breaking point in how much difference in wealth and general well-being could be tolerated? I became increasingly interested in international politics, in particular about how we governed ourselves through international institutions and international law. Hans Morgenthau emphasized to us the importance of national interests. It became clear to me that governments needed interests as an incentive to act, c- tainly if there were important consequences in acting. Values were important but were not a sufficient condition.

Inhalt

Genesis of the L-20 Project.- Underlying Assumptions.- Taking Aim – Focusing the Project.- Adjusting the Trajectory.- Engaging the United States – The Central Puzzle of Global Governance.- Global Fairness and the Search for Legitimacy.- Lessons Large and Small.- Making the L-20 a Reality.- L-20 Nuts and Bolts.- Next Steps.- Back to the Horsemen.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.6.2008
• Nachwort: P. Martin
• Vorwort: G. Smith
• Zusatzinfo: XVI, 108 p.
• Verlagsort: New York
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik
• Schlagworte: Economic Development • Economic Policy • G-8 • Global Governance • Globalization • Governance • IGH • OECD • sustainable development
• ISBN-10: 0-387-76533-6 / 0387765336
• ISBN-13: 978-0-387-76533-4 / 9780387765334