Making Global Institutions Work - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415631335 ISBN 13: 9780415631334

Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

This book seeks to think differently about what we recognize as "global institutions" and how they could work better for the people who need them most. By so doing, the contributions show that there is a group of institutions that influence enough people’s lives in significant enough ways through what they protect, provide or enable that they should be considered, together, as global institutions.

The United Nations, the World Bank, the internet as well as private military and security companies leave a heavy footprint on the social, political and economic landscape of the planet. We are all aware in different ways of the existence of these global institutions but their importance in achieving change in the twenty-first century is often underestimated.

In this book, contributors seek to explain what associations exist between change in global institutions and the reduction of poverty and inequality as well as the achievement of security and justice. The work makes sense of processes of change and identifies the most significant obstacles that exist, offering suggestions for future action that will be of interest to students and scholars of global institutions.

About this title

About the Author

Kate Brennan is the founder of Global & Smart and was an advisor to former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415631335
• ISBN 13: 9780415631334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: Brennan Kate