"A Garamond book".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Financialization and Neo-Liberalism / David M. Kotz -- 2. The New Constitutionalism: International and Private Rule in the New Global Order / Stephen McBride -- 3. The Privatization of Authority in the Global Political Economy / Claire Cutler -- 4. Corporate Accountability: Is Self-Regulation the Answer? / Kavaljit Singh -- 5. Globalizing the Labour Process / Bob Russell -- 6. Regulating Labour Standards in the Global Economy: Emerging Approaches to Global Governance / Mark Thomas -- 7. Global Health: A Political Economy of Historical Trends and Contemporary Inequalities / David Coburn -- 8. Castles in the Air: "Universal" Human Rights in the Global Political Economy / Tony Evans -- 9. Military Power, Hegemonic Power: A Neglected Issue of International Political Economy / James Cypher -- 10. Resisting Neo-Liberal Capitalism: Insights From Political Economy / Elaine Coburn

"This collection of original articles offers an up-to-date, critical review of the global political economy today, covering such topics as international finance, corporate governance, military power, international labour standards, global health, human rights, and more. Assembling a group of top scholars, the editors are able to provide a wide-ranging yet coherent survey of contemporary international institutions and how they are governed. In the process, they offer a useful basis for understanding the financial crisis of 2008.

Relations of Global Power is the only book available that examines the many different dimensions of the international regulatory structure across a range of issues, placing them all within the context of neoliberal globalization. It will be of interest to scholars of political science, sociology, policy studies, public administration, and global studies, and will also appeal to activists and members of alter-globalization movements."--pub. desc.

Also issued in electronic format.