Inequality, Globalization, and World Politics

by Ngaire Woods

Book Overview

Inequality is becoming an urgent issue of world politics at the end of the twentieth century. This book investigates eight core areas of world politics in order to suggest that growing inequality is reducing the capacity of governments and international organizations to manage these problems effectively. The eight areas surveyed include: international order, international law, welfare and social policy, global justice, regionalism and multilateralism, environmental protection, gender equality, military power, and security.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198295669
• ISBN13: 9780198295662
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Another success by this renowned Oxford academic

Once again the world's academic community is faced with a new, exciting and challenging study, in this book edited by the world-known Oxford academic Ngaire Woods (along with lesser known colleagues), with contributions from some of the world's leading names in this field. The editors' and the author's views come across vividly in the chapters, yet subjectively and impartially. The style is fervid, the prose is amene, and the book is overall enjoyable, also readable by the average cultured person and not just the expert.