Rethinking International Organization: Deregulation and Global Governance (Routledge Advances in International Political Economy) - Hardcover

Emadi-Coffin, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415195403 ISBN 13: 9780415195409

Publisher: Routledge, 2002

Synopsis

The function of the state as a symbol of identity has become increasingly important as major powers of the pre-Cold War era have given way to self-determination. The conventional role of the state has, however, simultaneously been challenged by the process of globalisation which transcends such national boundaries.
Barbara Emadi-Coffin seeks to explain this contradiction through a radical new theory. There are now 37,000 multinational corporations in the world, many of which are increasingly seen as being among the new centres of political and economic power. Barbara Emadi-Coffin analyses the increasing interaction of multinational corporations, international organizations and transnational interest groups, such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International, in processes of the global political economy.
Using examples of the free trade zones in Korea, the UK and the People's Republic of China, the author demonstrates these interactions. In so doing, she challenges prevailing notions surrounding International Organization theory.

About this title

About the Author:

Barbara Emadi-Coffin is Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Staffordshire University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0415195403
• ISBN 13: 9780415195409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224