Recent research suggests that intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) contribute to peace. The relevant evidence is based on shared IGO memberships by two states which manage to stay in peace. This article seeks to determine whether, in and of itself, the number of IGOs to which a state belongs...

This paper analyzes the strategic conduct of three classes of actors in the management of Third World debt problems. It examines the behavior and incentives of the private banks, their home governments, and their foreign governmental clients in light of perspectives on collective action,...