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The retreat of the state : the diffusion of power in the world economy / Susan Strange.
By: Strange, Susan
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BookSeries: Cambridge studies in international relations ; 49.Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996Description: xvii, 218 p. ; 23 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0521564298; 0521564409 .Subject(s): International economic relations -- Political aspects | Economic policy | Power (Social sciences) | World politics -- 1989-DDC classification: 337
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Store Item | 337 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00017900 |
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Who is really in charge of the world economy? Not only governments, argues Susan Strange in The Retreat of the State. Big businesses, drug barons, insurers, accountants and international bureaucrats all encroach on the so-called sovereignty of the state. Professor Strange examines the implications of this rivalry and points to some new directions for research in international relations, international business and economics.
Bibliography: p200-209. - Includes index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part I Theoretical Foundations
- 1 The declining authority of the state
- 2 Patterns of power
- 3 The limits of politics
- 4 Politics and production
- 5 The state of the state
- Part II Some Empirical Evidence
- 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
- Part III Conclusions
- 13 Pinocchio's problem and other conclusions