Contesting Global Governance: Multilateral Economic Institutions and Global Social Movements (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 71)

O'Brien, Robert; Goetz, Anne Marie; Scholte, Jan Aart; Williams, Marc

ISBN 10: 0521774403 / ISBN 13: 9780521774406

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2000

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contesting Global Governance: Multilateral Economic Institutions and Global Social Movements (Cambridge Studies in International Relations, Series Number 71)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521774403
• ISBN 13: 9780521774406
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The contest to shape global governance is increasingly being conducted on a number of levels and among a diverse set of actors. This book argues that increasing engagement between international institutions and sectors of civil society is producing a new form of international organization. The authors study the relationship between the IMF, World Bank, and World Trade Organisation, and environmental, labor, and women's movements, providing a rich analysis of the institutional response to social movement pressure.

Review

"empirically rich" Foreign Affairs

"...[the book] usefully highlights the unresolved tensions between state-sponsored institutions and growing transnational civic activism." Foreign Affairs

"useful study...the analysis is refreshing...this book remains useful for scholars of social movements." The Georgetown Public Policy Review Fall 2001