TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rittberger,Volker
AU  - Zangl,Bernhard
TI  - International organization: polity, politics and policies 
SN  - 0333721292
AV  - JZ1308 .R58 2006
U1  - 341.2 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - International organization
KW  - International relations
KW  - Security, International
KW  - World politics
KW  - Human rights
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0809/2006043229-b.html
ER  -