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Emerging Organizational Forms The Proliferation of Regional Intergovernmental Organizations in the Modern World-System
By James Hawdon
ISBN: 0-313-30035-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30035-6
176 pages, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/1996
List Price: $65.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: Contributions in Sociology
Series Number: 119
  • Endorsement From Jeffery S. Mullis
    Department of Sociology, Wake Forest University:     This engaging book analyzes conflict and cooperation on a global scale. The theoretical generality of Parsons and Blau is combined with the historical sweep of Kennedy, Mann, and McNeill to illuminate the processes behind the growth of intergovernmental organizations. The scope of Hawdon's analysis is impressive, taking in much of geopolitical history to address such fundamental issues as the nature of organizational evolution and the forces that unite and divide social actors.
Description: Regional Intergovernmental Organizations (REIGOs) have increased in number and importance since World War II and have assumed critical roles in both the economic and the political realms. Indeed, it is difficult--if not impossible--to discuss current economic issues without referring to the European Economic Community or the North American Free Trade Area. Similiarly, political REIGOs, such as NATO, the European Council, and the Organization of American States, are aggressively working to maintain peace and stability on a global scale. In the present volume, sociologist James Hawdon offers a novel approach to understanding the proliferation of these relatively new but increasingly important actors on the world stage.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Intergovernmental Organizations in the Modern World-System
  • Theoretical Considerations
  • The Historical Roots of IGOs: The Forces of the State and Capitalism
  • The Formation of IGOs: 1956-1986
  • The Formation of Political IGOs: The Cases of Two Organizations
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-10764
LCC Class: JX1995
Dewey Class: 341
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