Economies of War and Peace: Economic, Legal, and Political Perspectives brings together recent, cutting-edge research on economic factors affecting peace and war. This important area of continuing research was the focus of an international conference held at the University of Sydney in June 2009...

The emergence of NGOs as actors on the world stage / Norbert Götz -- NGOs' interactions with states / Sarah S. Stroup -- Ngos in global governance / Molly Ruhlman -- Transnational non-state politics / Thomas Davies -- Constituting NGOs / William E. DeMars and Dennis Dijkzeul -- Rationalist...

This book widens the current debate on security privatization by examining how and why an increasing number of private actors beyond private military and security companies (PMSCs) have come to perform various security related functions. While PMSCs provide security for profit, most other...

pt. 1. Global growth, inequality, saving, investment and indebtedness -- pt. 2. Regionalization and globalization of trade -- pt. 3. From centrally planned to market economy -- pt. 4. Internationalization and integration of markets -- pt. 5. Global environment and resource problems