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'global Governance' Has Become A Key Concept In The Contemporary Study Of International Politics, Yet What The Term Means And How It Works Remains In Question. Governing The World: Cases In Global Governance Takes An Alternative Approach To Understanding The Concept By Exploring How Global Governance Works In Practice Through A Set Of Case Studies On Both Classical Issues Of International Relations Such As Security, Labour And Trade, And More Contemporary Concerns Such As The Environment, International Development, And Governing The Internet. The Book Explores The Processes, Practice And Politics Of Global Governance By Taking A Broad Look At Issues Of Human Rights Governance And Focusing On Detailed Aspects Of A Topic Such As Torture And Rendition To Help Explain How Governance Does, Or Does Not, Work To Students And Researchers Of International Politics Alike. Bringing Together A Diverse And International Group Of Scholars, Each Chapter Responds To A Set Of Questions As To What Is Being Governed, How And Who By And Offers Issue-specific Case Studies And Recommended Reading To Develop A Full Understanding Of The Issue Explored And What It Means For Global Governance.--publisher's Website. Introduction: Governing The World? / Sophie Harman And David Williams -- Security And Global Governance / Jamie Gaskarth -- Governing Poverty: Power, Poverty And Policy / David Hulme And James Scott -- Global Financial Governance: Taming Financial Innovation / Anastasia Nesvetailova And Carlos Belli -- Governing Corruption / Charles Cater -- Governing Trade / Mark Langan -- The Global Governance Of Labour / Juanita Elias -- Governing Communications / Thomas Richard Davies -- Problems And Prospects For Health In The Twenty-first Century / Adam Kamradt-scott -- Governing Climate Change And The Planetary Environment / Carl Death -- Governing Human Rights: Rendition, Secret Detention And Torture In The 'war On Terror' / Ruth Blakeley And Sam Raphael -- Governing Forced Migration / Phil Orchard -- Conclusion / Sophie Harman And David Williams. Edited By Sophie Harman And David Williams. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.