The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance

by Thomas J. Biersteker

Book Overview

The emergence of private authority has become increasingly a feature of the post-Cold War world. In The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance, leading scholars explore the sources, practices and implications of this erosion of the power of the state. They analyse and compare actors as diverse as financial institutions, multinational corporations, religious terrorists and organised criminals, and assess the potential for reversal of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521523370
• ISBN13: 9780521523370
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"