| Action and Reaction in the World System: The Dynamics of Economic and Political Power Contributor(s): De Montbrial, Thierry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774824727 ISBN-13: 9780774824729 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $98.01 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 337 |
| LCCN: 2013370526 |
| Physical Information: 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book occupies the same niche as Raymond Aron's 1962 classic, Peace and War. 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 thus highly unstable. In this book, he 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. A major contribution to international relations theory and winner of the 2002 Georges Pompidou Prize, this book offers the necessary keys to decrypt the international system in the twenty-first century. |