States, Nonstate Actors, and Global Governance

Taylor & Francis

States, Nonstate Actors, and Global GovernanceProjecting Polities\nAuthor(s): Ed Fogarty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138830424, 978-1138830424\nSynopsis\nThis book addresses whether and how multilateral economic regimes can successfully transition from international institutionscooperation among statesto global governancecooperation among states and nonstate actors.\n\nThe unprecedented era of peace and prosperity since World War II has been underpinned by multilateral economic regimes, yet in recent years the rise of nonstate actors has intensified international conflicts regarding fundamental questions of how to govern. This book asks whether and how multilateral regimes will be able to adapt. Based on an analysis of multilateral regimes for trade, investment, and poor-country debt, the author concludes that all multilateral regimesincluding those in the security, human rights, and environmental areasface.