| Description |
xvii, 218 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in international relations ; 49 |
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Cambridge studies in international relations ; 49
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| Contents |
1. The declining authority of states -- 2. Patterns of power -- 3. The limits of politics -- 4. Politics and production -- 5. The state of the state -- 6. Authority beyond the state -- 7. Telecoms: the control of communication -- 8. Organised crime: the mafias -- 9. Insurance business: the risk managers -- 10. The Big Six accountants -- 11. Cartels and private protectionism -- 12. International organisations: the econocrats -- 13. Pinocchio's problem and other conclusions |
| Summary |
Adopting new and much more comprehensive concepts of both power and politics, The Retreat of the State develops a theoretical framework to show who really governs the world economy. It goes on to explore some of non-state authorities, from mafias to the Big Six accounting firms and international bureaucrats, whose power over who gets what in the world encroaches on that of national governments. The book is a signpost, pointing to some promising new directions for the future development of research and teaching in international political economy |
| Analysis |
Economic relations |
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Accounting |
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Balance of power (Politics) |
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Cartels |
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Insurance |
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International agencies and associations |
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International relations |
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Organised crime |
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Overseas item |
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Sovereignty |
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Telecommunications |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-209) and index |
| Notes |
Also available online |
| SUBJECT |
Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2003049375
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| Subject |
Economic policy.
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International economic relations -- Political aspects.
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Power (Social sciences)
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World politics -- 1989-
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| LC no. |
96000375 |
| ISBN |
0521564298 |
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0521564409 |
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