Governance in World Affairs Contributor(s): Young, Oran R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0801436567 ISBN-13: 9780801436567 Publisher: Cornell University Press OUR PRICE: $128.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1999 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
Dewey: 327.17 |
LCCN: 99023804 |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.14 lbs) 240 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this book Oran Young extends and generalizes his earlier work on international environmental regimes to present a comprehensive account of the current status and future prospects of regime theory as a way of thinking about governance in world affairs.Young organizes his assessment around two overarching issues. The first emphasizes the idea that regimes are dynamic systems. An understanding of regime formation is thus a springboard for inquiries into the effectiveness of these arrangements once they become operational and into the processes through which regimes change over time. The second stresses the importance of fostering a dialogue between scholars who espouse distinct ways of thinking about international institutions: the collective-action perspective arising from the fields of economics and public choice and the social-practice perspective associated with the fields of sociology and anthropology.Within this framework, the book offers cutting-edge contributions regarding the tasks institutions perform, the effectiveness of regimes, institutional change, and linkages among distinct regimes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Young, Oran R.: - Oran Young is Director of the Institute on International Environmental Governance at Dartmouth College. Among his books are Creating Regimes: Arctic Accords and International Governance, International Governance: Protecting the Environment in a Stateless Society, and International Cooperation: Building Regimes for Natural Resources and the Environment, all from Cornell. |