Overview

This book seeks to think differently about what we recognize as ""global institutions"" and how they could work better for the people who need them most. By so doing, the contributions show that there is a group of institutions that influence enough people’s lives in significant enough ways through what they protect, provide or enable that they should be considered, together, as global institutions. The United Nations, the World Bank, the internet as well as private military and security companies leave a heavy footprint on the social, political and economic landscape of the planet. We are all aware in different ways of the existence of these global institutions but their importance in achieving change in the twenty-first century is often underestimated. In this book, contributors seek to explain what associations exist between change in global institutions and the reduction of poverty and inequality as well as the achievement of security and justice. The work makes sense of processes of change and identifies the most significant obstacles that exist, offering suggestions for future action that will be of interest to students and scholars of global institutions.

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Author:   Kate Brennan (University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9781138289475

ISBN 10:   1138289477
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   11 October 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I Framework, 1. Achieving global justice: Why failures matter more than ideals, David Wiens Part II Bretton Woods Institutions 2. Justice for the UN: A quiet revolution, Geoffrey Robertson 3. Humanitarian innovation and refugee protection, Alexander Betts, Louise Bloom, and Naohiko Omata, 4. The World Bank and social accountability, Kate Brennan Part III State power, corporate power and global institutions 5. The power and accountability of private military and security companies, Hannah Tonkin 6. Global health and the new bottom billion: what do shifts in global poverty and the global disease burden mean for GAVI and the Global Fund? Amanda Glassman, Denizhan Duran, and Andy Sumner 7. Global health philanthropy and institutional relationships: How should conflicts of interest be addressed? David Stuckler, Sanjay Basu, and Martin McKee 8. The pharmaceutical industry as a global institution: the tension between private mandate and public function, Anne Roemer-Mahler 9. The Unbearable Trust of the Internet, Betsy Masiello

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Kate Brennan is the founder of Global & Smart and was an advisor to former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

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