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The third edition of this popular core textbook provides wide-ranging coverage of the structure, internal working, policies and performance of international organizations such as the UN, EU, IMF and World Bank. Such organizations have never been so important in addressing the challenges that face our increasingly globalised world. This book introduces students to theories with which to approach international organizations, their history, and their ability to respond to contemporary issues in world politics from nuclear disarmament, climate change and human rights protection, to trade, monetary and financial relations, and international development. Underpinning the text is the authors' unique model that views international organizations as actual organizations. Reacting to world events, political actors provide the 'inputs' which are converted by the political systems of these organizations (through various decision-making procedures) into 'outputs' that achieve varying levels of real-world impact and effectiveness. This is the perfect text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Politics and International Relations taking courses on International Organization and Global Governance, as well as essential reading for those studying the UN, the EU and Globalization.

This monograph considers the ramifications of the legal regime that governs transborder capital flows. This regime consists principally of a network of some 3,000 investment treaties, as well as a growing body of arbitral decisions. Professor Alvarez contends that the contemporary international investment regime should no longer be described as aspecies of territorial "empire" imposed by rich capital exporters on capital importers. He examines the evolution of investment treaties and investor-State jurisprudence constante and identifies the connections between these and general trends within public international law, including the increased resort to treaties ("treatification"), growing risks to the law's consistency ("fragmentation"), and the proliferation of forms of international adjudication ("judicialization"). Professor Alvarez also considers whether the regime's efforts to "balance" the needs of non-State investors and sovereigns ought to be characterized as "global administrative law", as a form of "constitutionalization", or as an increasingly human-rights-centred enterprise.

"Is war an institution of international society and how is it constituted as such across the evolution of international society? This book is an inquiry into the purpose of war as a social institution, as originally put forward by Hedley Bull. It offers a comprehensive examination of what is entailed in thinking of war as a social institution and as a mechanism for order"--

The Basic Geometry of Comparative Advantage and the Gains from Trade -- The Classical Model and the Specific Factors Model -- The Heckscher-Ohlin Model -- Technology Difference Models -- The Gains from Inter-Industry Trade, the Distribution of Income and Adjustment -- Empirical Testing of Theories of Inter-Industry Trade -- Factor Accumulation and Technological Progress in Inter-Industry Trade -- Intra-Industry Trade -- Empirical Work in Intra-Industry Trade -- The Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Trade Policy -- The General Equilibrium Analysis of Trade Policy -- Trade Policy and Distortions in Domestic Markets -- Trade Policy and Imperfect Competition -- Further Topics in Trade Theory and Policy -- The Political Economy of Protection -- The Theory of Customs Unions -- The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade -- Trade Policy and the Less-Developed Countries -- Import-Substitution versus Export-Promotion -- Empirical Studies in Trade Policy -- International Factor Movements -- Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise -- The Balance-of-Payments -- The Market for Foreign Exchange -- Foreign Trade and National Income -- The Capital Account -- The Determination of a Floating Exchange Rate -- Macroeconomic Policy with Floating Exchange Rates -- Macroeconomic Policy with Fixed and Pegged Exchange Rates -- Two Debates: Exchange Rate Systems and Policy Co-ordination -- The International Monetary System.

Australia is a global citizen with an interest in enhancing regional stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and improving the lives of the world's poorest people, particularly in Africa. To that end, Australia maintains an international aid program which this year is spending almost 5 billion on development assistance. This amount represents 0.35% of Gross National Income; Australia's future aid commitment is set to increase to 0.5% of GNI within the next 3-4 years. This book reviews the Australian government's current aid commitments and reforms, exploring a range of factors incl.

Conflicts in the international system, both among and within states, bring death, destruction, and human misery. Understanding how third parties use mediation to encourage settlements and establish a durable peace among belligerents is vital for managing these conflicts. Among many features, this book empirically examines the history of post-World War II mediation efforts to:Chart the historical changes in the types of conflicts that mediation addresses and the links between different mediation efforts across time. Explore the roles played by providers of med.

An introduction to the special volume on international entrepreneurship / Jerome A. Katz, Dean A. Shepherd -- New venture growth in international markets : the role of strategic adaptation and networking capabilities / Stephanie A. Fernhaber, Patricia P. McDougall -- Network analysis in an international entrepreneurial environment / Joy Godesiabois -- A cross-national comparison of incubated organizations : an institutional perspective / Tomas Karlsson, Benson Honig, Friederike Welter, Leora Shakked, Arie Sadaovski -- Tuning up the global value creation engine : the road to excellence in international entrepreneurship education / Ronald K. Mitchell -- When do venture capitalists make a difference? The export intensity of venture capital backed companies / Andy Lockett, Mike Wright, Andrew Burrows, Louise Scholes, Dave Paton -- Capability development, learning and growth in international entrepreneurial firms : evidence from china / Congcong Zheng, Susanna Khavul -- Explaining export performance : a comparative study of international new ventures in Finnish and Indian software industry / Sumit K. Kundu, Maija Renko -- Institutional and economic influences on Internet adoption and accelerated firm internationalization / Jifeng Yu, Alice de Koning, Benjamin M. Oviatt -- International social capital, technology sharing, and foreign market learning in internationalizing entrepreneurial firms / Erkko Autio, Harry J. Sapienza, Pia Arenius

Front Cover; International Economic Relations: An Essay on International Monetary Reform; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; Publisher's Note; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Fancies Explored; 1. DYNAMIC PROBLEMS AND STATIC MODELS; 2. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS AS A PROBLEM OF OLIGOPOLY; 3. A THEORY OF RESERVE-HOLDING; Chapter 3. The Facts Restated; 1. OLIGOPOLY IN PRACTICE: THE RETREAT FROM BRETTON WOODS; 2. INTERNATIONAL READJUSTMENT IN A FRAMEWORK OF OLIGOPOLY: INFLATION, BEGGAR-MY-NEIGHBOUR AND FLEXIBILITY; Chapter 4. The Elements of a Solution.

This textbook introduction to international law and justice is specially written for students studying law in other departments, such as politics and IR. Written by a lawyer and a political theorist, it shows how international politics has influenced international law. Edwin Egede and Peter Sutch show that neglected questions of justice and ethics are essential to any understanding of the institutions of international society. They walk students through the most crucial questions and critical debates in international law today: sovereignty and global governance, sovereign and diplomatic immunity, human rights, the use of force, sanctions and the domestic impact of international law. --Publisher's description.

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: International Law and International Justice -- 1 Introduction to International Law. Segregation and De-segregation: IR, Law and Ethics -- 2 Sources of International Law. Normative Authority and the Sources of International Law -- 3 The Subjects of International Law. Justice in a World of States: The Moral Standing of Legal and Natural Persons -- 4 The United Nations and International Law. The Constitution of the International Community: Justice, Power and the United Nations -- 5 The Protection of Human Rights and International Law. Justice and Injustice in the Age of Human Rights -- 6 Diplomatic Communications. Diplomacy and Justice -- 7 The Ethics of Coercion. Sanctions and the Use of Force in Contemporary International Affairs -- 8 The Law of the Sea. Justice and the Common Heritage of Mankind -- Conclusion -- References -- Index

Cover -- Half-Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Assemblage Thinking and International Relations -- Part 1 Theories of Assemblage -- 2 The Carpenter and the Bricoleur -- 3 Tracing Global Assemblages, Bringing Bourdieu to the Field -- 4 Assemblages and the Conduct of Inquiry -- Part 2 Ontologies of Assemblage -- 5 Cognitive Assemblages and the Production of Knowled -- 6 Global Assemblages and Structural Models of International Relations -- 7 Thinking Assemblages Methodologically: Some Rules of Thumb -- Part 3 Methods of Assemblage -- 8 Energizing the International -- 9 Visual Assemblages: From Causality to Conditions of Possibility -- Part 4 Materialities of Assemblage -- 10 Security in Action: How John Dewey Can Help Us Follow the Production of Security Assemblages -- 11 Welcome to the Machine: Rethinking Technology through Assemblage Theory -- Part 5 Politics of Assemblage -- 12 The Onto-Politics of Assemblage -- 13 Agencement and Traces: A Politics of Ephemeral Theorizing -- 14 The Assemblage and the Intellectual-as-Hero -- Conclusions: Assemblage Theory and Its Future -- References -- Index