International organization : polity, politics and policies / Volker Rittberger and Bernard Zangl, with Matthias Staisch ; translated by Antoinette Groom ; translation consultant, John Groom.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publisher: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Description: xvii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0333721292
- 9780333721292
- 0333721284
- 9780333721285
- International organisation
- International organisation : Polity, politics and policies
- Internationale Organisationen. English
- 341.2 22
- JZ1308 .R58 2006
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 341.2 RIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A427991B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-234) and index.
Pt. I. Theory and history of international organizations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theories of international organizations -- 3. History of international organization -- Pt. II. Policy-making in international organizations -- 4. International organizations as political systems -- 5. Actors' demands and support : the input dimension -- 6. Decision-making in international organizations : the conversion process -- 7. What international organizations produce : the output dimension -- Pt. III. Activities of international organizations -- 8. Security -- 9. Welfare and economic relations -- 10. The environment -- 11. Human rights -- 12. Between a world state and international anarchy : global governance.
"International organizations such as the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the European Union and the World Bank play an increasing role in international politics. This broad-ranging and up-to-date textbook provides a theoretical and empirical introduction to the politics and policies of such organizations."--Publisher description.
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