Global Governance

Energy security will remain a challenge in the decades to come, and whereas global warming is opening up access to offshore hydrocarbon resources in the Arctic Ocean, civil society and the scientific community are questioning the opportunities to drill in the Arctic marine areas. This book examines ..

Plant genetic diversity is crucial to the breeding of food crops and is therefore a central precondition for food security. This important book contributes to our understanding of how international regimes affect the management of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in developing countr..

In this book, which is unique in its scope, diversity and the wealth of information it contains, contributors from a variety of academic disciplines tackle an issue of enduring importance to the protection of biodiversity and enhance our understanding of humanity's capacity to reconcile its various ..

Governing Global Derivatives analyzes the role of the most important financial innovation of the last two decades - financial derivatives - in a global dimension. It focuses on the role of derivatives from a macroeconomic point of view...

This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification...

This volume examines the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) signed in 1994. It studies the links between land degradation and poverty, the role of civil society and good governance in implementing the UNCCD and the various approaches to fighting desertification...

This title was first published in 2002: Leading economists and scholars of political economy from both academic and policy communities vigorously examine the key challenges facing the world economy in the coming years in this essential addition to course reading lists and library collections...

Recently global health issues have leapt to the forefront of the international agenda and are now an everyday concern around the world. Compiled by renowned specialists in the field, this volume studies these global challenges and responses to these issues, as well as the central institutions such a..

Cohn’s topic of global trade is of enormous and proliferating interest. He provides a good background from 1945 to the present, and on core contemporary themes such as civil society participation and the domesticization of the trade agenda. Cohn’s political science background will appeal direct to..

This text provides an introduction to and exploration of the practices of global governance in contemporary international politics. It consists of a series of case studies written by specialists on the most important areas within global governance. _x000D_  _x000D_  _x000D_..

This text provides an introduction to and exploration of the practices of global governance in contemporary international politics. It consists of a series of case studies written by specialists on the most important areas within global governance. _x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_..

This book explores the changing nature of contemporary governance in liberal societies. It argues that public policy and social life are becoming increasingly pedagogical , that is, increasingly informed by an impetus to re-educate citizens. The book examines the consequences of such trends for a cr..