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CONTINUUM (EPZ) International Oraganization in The Age of Globalization by Paul Taylor
Globalization has increased the need for global international organization as more global activity has demanded greater global management. Paradoxically this has often strengthened the case for regional arrangements as a way of supporting globalization. International Organization in the Age of Globalization examines how the relentless process of globalization has affected the world’s international organizations. Taylor primarily focuses on the United Nations and the wider UN system but he also examines the involvement of the WTO the World Bank and regional organizations such as the EU ASEAN ASEM NAFTA and MERCOSUR in these processes. This wide ranging study concentrates on three key areas—the maintenance of peace and security the management of economic and social activity and the protection of individual welfare—which provide illustrations of the changing relationship between international organizations and individual states a central interaction in global organization. Clearly and provocatively written this book will be essential for anyone interested in processes of globalization. Students and researchers in international relations politics economics and sociology will benefit from the author’s insights into the changing nature of international organization in the twenty-first century.