cooperation and discord in the world political economy Keohane, Robert O. (Robert Owen) 1941- creator text bibliography Print books. nju Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press c2005 2005 1st Princeton classic ed. monographic eng

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xxiii, 290 p., : ill. ; 24 cm. This book is a comprehensive study of cooperation among the advanced capitalist countries. Can cooperation persist without the dominance of a single power, such as the United States after World War II? To answer this pressing question, Robert Keohane analyzes the institutions, or "international regimes," through which cooperation has taken place in the world political economy and describes the evolution of these regimes as American hegemony has eroded. Refuting the idea that the decline of hegemony makes cooperation impossible, he views international regimes not as weak substitutes for world government but as devices for facilitating decentralized cooperation among egoistic actors. In the preface the author addresses the issue of cooperation after the end of the Soviet empire and with the renewed dominance of the United States, in security matters, as well as recent scholarship on cooperation Realism, institutionalism, and cooperation -- Politics, economics, and the international system -- Hegemony in the world political economy -- Cooperation and international regimes -- Rational-choice and functional explanations -- Functional theory of international regimes -- Bounded rationality and redefinitions of self-interest -- Hegemonic cooperation in the postwar era -- Incomplete decline of hegemonic regimes -- Consumers' oil regime, 1974-81 -- Value of institutions and the costs of flexibility. Robert O. Keohane, with a new preface by the author. Previous ed.: 1984. Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-279) and index. International economic relations World politics 1945-1989 World politics 1989- Internationale economische politiek Internationale samenwerking HF1411 .K442 2005 9780691122489 2004116492 au 041112 20251105114740.0 13780245 eng