Contending Liberalisms in World Politics: Ideology and Power

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Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2001 - Free enterprise - 239 pages
This wide-ranging critique of current endeavors to construct a world order based on neoliberal ideology comes not from a standpoint opposed to liberalism, but from within liberalism itself. After introducing the theme of contending liberalisms, Richardson traces the emergence over time of a distinctive liberal view of international relations and reviews the present state of liberal JR theory. He then turns to neoliberal ideology, examining it in detail - particularly in the context of globalization - and investigating the powerful forces that support and sustain it. His conclusion, offering modest grounds for optimism, assesses the prospects for an alternative, more equitable liberal order.
 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Theoretical Orientation
7
Contending Liberalisms
14
Liberalism in International Relations
55
Liberalism vs Realism
65
Contemporary Liberal International Relations Theory
71
Contemporary Liberal Ideology
89
Neoliberalism in Practice
93
Forces Sustaining Neoliberal Ideology
135
Forces for Change
175
Conclusion
205
References
211
Index
231
211
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About the author (2001)

James L. Richardson is emeritus professor of international relations at the Australian National University. His many publications include Crisis Diplomacy: The Great Powers Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century and (coedited with Richard Leaver) The Post-Cold War Order: Diagnoses and Prognoses.

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TitleContending Liberalisms in World Politics: Ideology and Power
Contending Liberalisms in World Politics: Ideology and Power, James L. Richardson
AuthorJames L. Richardson
PublisherLynne Rienner Publishers, 2001
ISBN155587939X, 9781555879396
Length239 pages
  
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