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Michael Davies, Formerly of the Inter-American Development Bank and Richard Woodward, Coventry University, UK<i>‘This solid companion by Michael Davies and Richard Woodward discusses more international organizations than most reference books and introductory volumes. The reader will profit from its clear overview of subgroups and carefully chosen cases. The authors use a pleasant style of writing when presenting the insights gained from a wide range of basic and recent studies in international relations and economics as well as from practical experience’</i>
- Bob Reinalda, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands,
<i>‘Impressive in coverage, comprehensive in scope, there are few texts that offer as compelling an introduction to the complex world of international organisation as this. Readers are treated to a rich, historically grounded, investigation of myriad international organisations, and invited to consider international organisation as a complete phenomenon rather than one that is subdivided into segments that, when explored in isolation, tell us little about the onward march of international institutionalisation. There is little doubt this book is a major contribution to the field and a must read for all interested in international organisation and global governance.’</i>
- Rorden Wilkinson, University of Manchester, UK,
<i>‘This is an amazingly comprehensive volume that really discusses the full universe of international organizations. It takes history seriously, and it has an exceptional discussion of why international organizations are created that helps students appreciate the role of private actors in global governance. It also takes IO design seriously in a way that links structure to outcomes. Having a common structure for all of the chapters helps students appreciate the challenges that IOs face as well as their vital importance.’</i>
- Martin S. Edwards, Seton Hall University, US,
<i>‘This is by far the most comprehensive one-volume compendium yet published on international organizations, far more useful and interesting than any simple directory. Clear overviews are provided of all the main organizations, including many less well-known and usually ignored, interspersed with boxes of key individual and milestone events. Professionals, international businessmen, even diplomats, will find this a mine of relevant information, endlessly useful, especially for the mature comments of well-informed insiders. Students wanting an introduction to the UN, the development banks or the Bretton Woods Institutions or writing theses on international organizations will find it a wonderful introduction to a complex and ever more important world.’ </i>
- Sir Richard Jolly, Co-author of UN Ideas That Changed the World,