China's Strategic Multilateralism by Scott L. Kastner, Margar... - 9781108454322

China's Strategic MultilateralismInvesting in Global Governance\nAuthor(s): Scott L. Kastner, Margaret M. Pearson, Chad Rector\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108454322, 978-1108454322\nSynopsis\nChina sometimes plays a leadership role in addressing global challenges, but at other times it free rides or even spoils efforts at cooperation. When will rising powers like China help to build and maintain international regimes that sustain cooperation on important issues, and when will they play less constructive roles? This study argues that the strategic setting of a particular issue area has a strong influence on whether and how a rising power will contribute to global governance. Two strategic variables are especially important: the balance of outside options the rising power and established powers face, and whether contributions by the rising power are viewed as indispensable to regime success.