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Cover; Half-title; Ttile; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figure and tables; Acronyms; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Private security and the control of force; 3 State capacity and contracting for security; 4 Dilemmas in state regulation of private security exports; 5 Private financing for security and the control of force; 6 Market mechanisms and diffusion of control over force; 7 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

'The New Power Politics' offers a fresh view of power and how it works in global politics among important contemporary security issues. Power is dynamic; it is something governors must continually cultivate, and its use in one situation has consequences for future relationships, and thus, future power

"Academics and policy makers frequently discuss global governance but they treat governance as a structure or process, rarely considering who actually does the governing. This volume focuses on the agents of global governance: 'global governors'. The global policy arena is filled with a wide variety of actors such as international organizations, corporations, professional associations and advocacy groups, all seeking to 'govern' activity surrounding their issues of concern. Who Governs the Globe? lays out a theoretical framework for understanding and investigating governors in world politics. It then applies this framework to various governors and policy arenas, including arms control, human rights, economic development, and global education. Edited by three of the world's leading international relations scholars, this is an important contribution that will be useful for courses, as well as for researchers in international studies and international organisations"--