Private Authority and International Affairs by A. Claire Cutl... - 9780791441206

Private Authority and International AffairsAuthor(s): A. Claire Cutler, Virginia Haufler, Tony Porter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: State University of New York Press, United States\nImprint: State University of New York Press\nISBN-13: 9780791441206, 978-0791441206\nSynopsis\nExplores in detail the degree to which private sector firms are beginning to replace governments in \""governing\"" some areas of international relations.\n\nGovernments today are too often unwilling to intervene in global commerce, and international organizations are too often unable to govern effectively. In their place, firms increasingly cooperate internationally to establish the rules and standards of behavior for themselves and for others, taking on the mantle of authority to govern specific issue areas. Are they stepping into the breach to supply needed collective goods? Or are they organizing themselves in order to prevent governments from interfering in their business? This book explores the meaning of ]