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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816030203321

Titolo

The emergence of private authority in global governance / / edited by Rodney Bruce Hall and Thomas J. Biersteker [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2002

ISBN

1-107-13554-0

1-280-43465-1

0-511-17825-5

0-511-04281-7

0-511-14871-2

0-511-30549-4

0-511-49123-9

0-511-05458-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 248 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in international relations ; ; 85

Disciplina

340/.115

Soggetti

Authority

State, The

Sociological jurisprudence

International organization

Security, International

Globalization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-240) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Introduction: theorizing private authority. The emergence of private authority in the international system / Rodney Bruce Hall and Thomas J. Bierteker ; Private regimes and inter-firm cooperation / A. Claire Cutler -- pt. II. Market authority: globalization and "globaloney." Economic governance in an electronically networked global economy / Stephen J. Kobrin ; Global finance, political authority, and the problem of legitimation / Louis W. Pauly ; The state and globalization / Saskia Sassen -- pt. III. Moral authority: global civil society and transnational religious movements. "Regulation for the rest of us?" Global civil society and the privatisation of transnational regulation / Ronnie D. Lipschutz



and Cathleen Fogel ; The global dimensions of religious terrorism / Mark Juergensmeyer -- pt. IV. Illicit authority: mafias and mercenaries. Transnational organized crime and the state / Phil Williams ; The return of the dogs of war? The privatization of security in Africa / Bernedette Methuen and Ian Taylor -- pt. V. Conclusions and directions. Private authority as global governance / Thomas J. Biersteker and Rodney Bruce Hall.

Sommario/riassunto

The emergence of private authority has become increasingly a feature of the post-Cold War world. In The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance, leading scholars explore the sources, practices and implications of this erosion of the power of the state. They analyse and compare actors as diverse as financial institutions, multinational corporations, religious terrorists and organised criminals, and assess the potential for reversal of the situation. The themes of the book relate directly to debates concerning globalization and the role of international law, and will be of interest to scholars and students of international relations, politics, sociology and law.