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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815158103321

Autore

Montbrial Thierry de

Titolo

Action and reaction in the world system : the dynamics of economic and political power / / Thierry de Montbrial

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Vancouver, B.C., : Publication Centre, University of British Columbia Press, c2013

ISBN

0-7748-2474-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Disciplina

337

Soggetti

International economic relations

Globalization - Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published as: L'action et le systeme du monde. Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 2002.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part One : Theory. 1 Active Units and Praxeological Problems: An Introduction -- 2 Potency -- 3 Conflicts and Their Resolution -- 4 The Concept of Strategy -- 5 The Stability of Systems of Active Unites -- 6 Interantional Relations Theory -- 7 The Object and Nature of Economics --

Part Two : Aspects of Praxeology. 8 Perspectives on the International System -- 9 Globalization, Market Economy, and Unemployment -- 10 Ideology, Culture, and Action -- 11 Ethics and Politics -- 12 State Sovereignty and the International Community -- 13 The Engineer and the Economist -- 14 Strategy, Forecasting, and Chance -- Appendices.

Sommario/riassunto

This book occupies the same niche as Raymond Aron's 1962 classic, Peace and War: A Theory of International Relations. While Aron wrote during the Cold War, Thierry de Montbrial writes about the post-Soviet international system, a system that is multipolar, ideologically heterogeneous, and therefore highly unstable. In this book, de Montbrial lays the foundation for a praxeology, or a "science of action," to facilitate a better understanding of the dynamics of international problems and a more systematic approach to policy making. He develops a model to analyze different types of international problems that arise from interactions between different "active units," which he then applies to a range of current and historical problems. A major



contribution to international relations theory and winner of the 2002 Georges Pompidou Prize in its original French edition, this book offers the necessary keys to decrypt the international system in the twenty-first century. It has been published internationally in seven languages.