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Globalization and Summit Reform

An Experiment in International Governance

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Authors:
  1. Peter C. Heap
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  • Offers a unique insiders’ view of policy making on the global scale; proposes an alternative to current (and often ineffective) international organizations and protocols

  • Addresses such hot button issues as global warming, poverty, and war in the developing world

  • Features an afterword by Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada

  • Co-published with the International Development Research Centre, which will purchase copies in bulk and promote the book through its networks; advertisements in major policy journals

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Genesis of the L-20 Project

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 1-5

  3. Underlying Assumptions

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 7-13

  4. Taking Aim – Focusing the Project

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 15-22

  5. Adjusting the Trajectory

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 23-32

  6. Engaging the United States – The Central Puzzle of Global Governance

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 33-38

  7. Global Fairness and the Search for Legitimacy

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 39-50

  8. Lessons Large and Small

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 51-59

  9. Making the L-20 a Reality

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 61-68

  10. L-20 Nuts and Bolts

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 69-74

  11. Next Steps

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 75-83

  12. Back to the Horsemen

    • Peter C. Heap
    Pages 85-86

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 87-107
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About this book

Ever since I was a graduate student at the University of Chicago in October 1962, I have been interested in challenges at the global scale that could affect the future of humanity. The Cuban Missile Crisis brought home to me how vulnerable we are. Indeed it brought home that we could be dead from causes thousands of miles away with a warning of a maximum of thirty minutes. It was obvious the world was becoming smaller. As I looked out the window from my apartment in Chicago, I could see ch- dren of school age at play in the alley – despite it being a weekday. They weren’t in school. One rarely saw adult men with them – only women. What con- quences would that bring? Not far away was the headquarters of a strange group calling themselves the Black Moslems. There was a palpable anger that radiated from there. Where would this lead? Was there not a breaking point in how much difference in wealth and general well-being could be tolerated? I became increasingly interested in international politics, in particular about how we governed ourselves through international institutions and international law. Hans Morgenthau emphasized to us the importance of national interests. It became clear to me that governments needed interests as an incentive to act, c- tainly if there were important consequences in acting. Values were important but were not a sufficient condition.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Globalization and Summit Reform

  • Book Subtitle: An Experiment in International Governance

  • Authors: Peter C. Heap

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76533-4

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2008

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-76531-0Published: 02 July 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-387-77713-9Due: 10 July 2008

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-76533-4Published: 03 June 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 108

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Jointly published with International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada

  • Topics: Economic Policy, International Economics, Political Science

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