Which global issues have the most impact on our lives at the beginning of the 21st century? What's the relationship between developments in politics, ecology, the economy, security, and systems of global government? How do we as individuals address the problems that they raise in an increasingly globalised world?

Global Trends and Global Governance is a practical guide that explains the key political, economic, ecological and social factors that shape the process of globalisation.

Drawing on information from UN reports, the book is packed with useful facts and figures that elucidate these complex ideas. It includes analysis of the US economy and US foreign policy as part of a wider critique of UN unilateralism, revealing the need to establish more co-operative and inclusive forms of global politics.

About the Author
Paul Kennedy's best-selling book Preparing for the 21st Century, (Random House, 1993), puts him in the bestseller list of world historians. He is Professor of History and Director of International Security Studies, Institute for International Security Studies, Yale University. Dirk Messner is a leading German intellectual on issues of globalization, and a member of the scientific committee of the Development and Peace Foundation (founded by Willy Brandt in 1986). He is co-director of the Institute for Development and Peace at the University of Duisburg in Germany. Franz Nuscheler is a leading German intellectual on issues of globalization, and a member of the scientific committee of the Development and Peace Foundation (founded by Willy Brandt in 1986). He is co-director of the Institute for Development and Peace at the University of Duisburg in Germany.

Reviews
'Essential reading for those interested in international political economies, because of its content and its contribution to the debate over the dynamics of globalisation' -- CHOICE



Book Information
ISBN 9780745317502
Author Paul Kennedy
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Pluto Press
Publisher Pluto Press
Weight(grams) 349g