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Author:   Jennifer Sterling-Folker
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9780791452080

ISBN 10:   0791452085
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   17 January 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
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Table of Contents

"Preface and Acknowledgments Glossary of Abbreviations 1. Explaining International Cooperation The ""New"" International Organization Prior Periods of Liberal Cogency Contructivism in an Era of Liberal Cogency A Second Look at Interdependence and Regimes as Explanations for Cooperation A Realist-Constructivist Alternative Overview for the Book 2. Liberal Cooperation Theory Defining Interdependence Autonomy and Sovereignty in Interdependence Interdependence and Cooperation According to Issue Areas Complex Interdependence: Issue Areas of Mutual Gain in Conditions of Interdependence Domestic Structual and Cognitive Barriers to Cooperation Changing Cognitive Maps: Learning, Information, Linkages, and Regimes Interdependence as Process and By Way of Conclusion 3. A Realist-Constructivist Alternative The ""Conventional Wisdom"" Revisiting the Concept of Anarchy Human Social Practice in an Anarchic Environment The Foundation for a Neoclassical Realist Approach to Autonomy and Cooperation Autonomy as a Social Practice The Realist-Constructivist Approach to International Cooperation 4. Empirical Propositions and the Bretton Woods Monetary Regime Monetary Elite Networks and Opportunities in the American Context Operationalizing Liberal Expectations: A First Cut Post-Bretton Woods as Regime Creation and Policy Optimizing Defining Functional Institutional Efficiency in International Monetary Affairs Post-Bretton Woods as Regimes Maintenance and Satisficing Stabilization Operationalizing Realist-Constructivist Expectations Research Design Summary 5. U.S. International Monetary Cooperation, 1971-1993 ""The Dollar May be Our Currency But It's Your Problem"" ""In a Boat With an Elephant"" ""The Magic of the Marketplace"" ""Cowboys at the Hotel"" ""Remember, It Was Only Dinner Conversation"" ""Once in a While I Think about those Things, But Not Much"" 6. Why Liberal Theories Fail to Account for the Empirical Record Revelations from the Empirical Record Economic Policymakers in History The Shift From Regime Creation to Regime Maintenance Interdependent Demand and Functionally Efficient Supply 7. Explaining U.S. International Monetary Cooperation with Realist-Constructivism Returning to the Hotel Why Toast the God of Cooperation Post-Plaza Polite ""Dinner Conversation"" Directions for Future Research Cooperation and the Possbility of Fundamental Systemic Change Notes Bibliography Index"

Reviews

We can no longer look upon either liberal cooperation or realism in quite the same way after this book. The exegesis on both of these theories is penetrating, insightful, and imaginative, while the empirical testing is appropriate and quite conclusive. Anyone who wishes to enter into the theoretical conversation in contemporary international relations must read this book. - Donald J. Puchala, University of South Carolina Sterling-Folker offers a simply breathtaking account of the flaws inherent in liberal international theory, and how realism is superior as a theory of cooperation. This book will become a major focal point in contemporary scholarly debate about the political consequences of international economic interdependence, and it may play a role in United States policy debate concerning countries such as China as well. - Joseph M. Grieco, Duke University

"""We can no longer look upon either liberal cooperation or realism in quite the same way after this book. The exegesis on both of these theories is penetrating, insightful, and imaginative, while the empirical testing is appropriate and quite conclusive. Anyone who wishes to enter into the theoretical conversation in contemporary international relations must read this book."" - Donald J. Puchala, University of South Carolina ""Sterling-Folker offers a simply breathtaking account of the flaws inherent in liberal international theory, and how realism is superior as a theory of cooperation. This book will become a major focal point in contemporary scholarly debate about the political consequences of international economic interdependence, and it may play a role in United States policy debate concerning countries such as China as well."" - Joseph M. Grieco, Duke University"

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Jennifer Sterling-Folker is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Connecticut.

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