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 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 direction of the BRICS association. Beginning with historical analyses of the broader Global South and the fundamental composition of the BRICS countries and then moving on to present trends, The BRICS Order evaluates the variables that will influence the association's...