1st Edition

Global Governance and Japan The Institutional Architecture

Edited By Glenn D. Hook, Hugo Dobson Copyright 2007
280 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Leading specialists from Europe and Japan examine the institutional mechanisms of governance at the global level and provide concrete evidence of the role Japan plays in these institutions. An excellent introduction to the concept of global governance, the volume analyzes how global governance actually works through the global institutional mechanisms of governance. It provides an up-to-date and... Read more

Introduction: Thinking about global governance and Japan Glenn D. Hook and Anthony Payne 1. Global Governance and the Group of Seven/Eight Hugo Dobson 2. Global governance, Japan and the Group of Seven/Eight Endo Seiji 3. Global Governance and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Richard Woodward 4. Global Governance, Japan and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development Amiya-Nakata Ryosuke 5. Global Governance and the World Bank Nicola Phillips 6. Global Governance, Japan and the World Bank Sasuga Katsuhiro 7. Global Governance and the International Monetary Fund Simon Lee 8. Global governance, Japan and the International Monetary Fund Shirai Sayuri 9. Global Governance and the World Trade Organization Rorden Wilkinson 10. Global Governance, Japan and the World Trade Organization Araki Ichiro 11. Global Governance and the United Nations Shaun Breslin 12. Global Governance, Japan and the United Nations Hoshino Toshiya Conclusion: The Meaning of Global Governance Andrew Gamble

Biography

Glenn D. Hook is Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations and Director of the Graduate School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Hugo Dobson is Senior Lecturer in Japan’s International Relations in the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield and at the National Institute of Japanese Studies, UK.