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020 _a9781845429713
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037 _fInstitutional Fund
100 _aAhrens, Joachim (Ed.)
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245 1 _aGood governance in the 21st century:
_bconflict, institutional change, and development in the era of globalization /
_cedited by Joachim Ahrens, Rolf Caspers, and Janina Weingarth.
260 _aCheltenham, UK:
_bEdward Elgar,
_c2011.
270 _pAcademic Book Sales, Inc.
_aSaint John corner Saint James Streets Villa Maria Subdivision, Deparo Novaliches
_bCaloocan City
_dPhilippines
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_l938 8294
300 _axii, 374 pages:
_billustrations;
_g24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
_bAhrens, J., Caspers, R., & Weingarth, J. (Ed.). (2011). Good governance in the 21st century: conflict, institutional change, and development in the era of globalization. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
505 _aGovernance, development, and institutional change in times of globalization -- Part 1: Conflict and cooperation -- Samuel Huntington's clash of civilization - a self-fulfilling prophecy? -- France and the Islamic world: exterior and interior aspects of an exceptional relationship -- The role of Turkey: secular statehood and Islam -- The EU and the Middle East conflict: promoting peace and reform? -- The European union's foreign policy: regional profile and global reach -- Part 2: National strategies -- Small countries - useful lessons: governance in EU accession countries and in East Asia -- Successfully catching up: non-orthodox economic and governance reforms in India and China -- Africa: sad proof that institutions do matter -- On the African development tragedy -- Part 3: Newly emerging global actors and networks -- The beginning of the end of the western-dominated world order? on the dynamics of the rise of China and India -- Globalization, social movement, and the labor market: a transatlantic perspective -- Global governance and the private sector -- Regions in the world economic triangle
520 _a"This book explores the interdependences of economic globalisation, political tensions, and national policymaking whilst analysing opportunities for governance reform at both national and international levels. It considers how governance mechanisms can be fashioned in order to both exploit the opportunities of globalization and cope with the numerous potential conflicts and risks." - From the Book
650 _aGlobalization.
650 _aInternational cooperation.
700 _aAhrens, Joachim, 1963-
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700 _aCaspers, Rolf.
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700 _aWeingarth, Janina.
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942 _cBK
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