The rise of public-private partnerships in the multilateral system -- Multilateralism and globalization -- Partnerships in context -- Global partnerships for health: health for all, or more "big pharma"? -- Tripartism meets CSR : the ILO's partnership experiments to combat child labor -- Unesco...

This book examines the distinctive character and evolution of political systems, economic structures, and security relationships of East Asia, a dynamic region that will profoundly influence global developments in the twenty-first century. Mark Beeson places East Asian development in the unique...

The contributors expertly provide a comparative perspective on regional integration in different regions of the world while at the same time analysing the various facets of integration, relating to trade, FDI, finance and monetary policies. They provide a comprehensive treatment of the subject...