| Description |
1 online resource (196 pages) |
| Series |
The International Political Economy of New Regionalisms Series |
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International political economy of new regionalisms series.
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| Contents |
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 A World of States -- The Genesis of States -- The Problem with States -- Contemporary Pressures on States -- Conclusion -- 2 Unthinking the World of States -- Old Competitors of States -- Responses of States to a Changing World -- New Competitors of States -- Conclusion -- 3 The Social Constructions of Regions -- Regions as a Discursive Reality -- Regionness and Regionhood -- Actors that Build Regions -- Conclusion -- 4 Varieties of Regional Integration -- Integration by Removing Economic Obstacles |
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Integration by Building Institutions and Regulations -- Integration by Building a Geopolitical Identity -- Conclusion -- 5 Towards a Regional World Order? -- The End of Multilateralism as a Closed System -- Making Room for Regions -- Scenarios for a Regional World Order -- Conclusion -- References -- Index |
| Summary |
Regions. How they emerge and how they are dramatically changing the appearance of the present 'world of states' and its related forms of governance from local to global levels is analysed in this monograph. But what are regions? Regions can be small or huge. They can be part of a single state, be composed out of different states or stretched out across borders. They can be important recognized economic, social or cultural entities or they can be largely ignored by the people who live on a region's territory. They can be well-defined with clear cut boundaries as is the case in so-called 'consti |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Shaw, Professor Timothy M
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| ISBN |
9781409419532 |
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1409419533 |
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9781317170976 |
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1317170970 |
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