Governance in a Globalizing World - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0815764073 ISBN 13: 9780815764076

Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, 2000

Synopsis

Far from being another short-lived buzzword, globalization refers to real changes. These changes have profound impacts on culture, economics, security, the environment—and hence on the fundamental challenges of governance. This book asks three fundamental questions: How are patterns of globalization currently evolving? How do these patterns affect governance? And how might globalism itself be governed? The first section maps the trajectory of globalization in several dimensions—economic, cultural, environmental, and political. For example, Graham Allison speculates about the impact on national and international security, and William C. Clark develops and evaluates the concepts of environmental globalization. The second section examines the impact of globalization on governance within individual nations (including China, struggling countries in the developing world, and the industrialized democracies) and includes Elaine Kamarck's assessment of global trends in public-sector reform. The third section discusses efforts to improvise new approaches to governance, including the role of non-governmental institutions, the global dimensions of information policy, and Dani Rodrik's speculation on global economic governance.

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About the Author

Joseph S. Nye is University Distinguished Service Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and a former assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs and chair of the National Intelligence Council, Massachusetts, USA. John D. Donahue is Raymond Vernon Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, USA.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0815764073
• ISBN 13: 9780815764076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 403
• Editor: Nye Joseph S.