Are we creating an ungovernable world? Can we be confident that our existingmodes of global governance are sufficient or sufficiently adaptable to meetthe chall... » 

Are we creating an ungovernable world? Can we be confident that our existingmodes of global governance are sufficient or sufficiently adaptable to meetthe challenges of rapid and pervasive globalization? Are there sound reasonsfor supposing that humanitys actions and creations will stay within the boundsof our processes of deliberation and regulation?The Limits of Global Governance addresses these questions and provides aprovocative examination of the cognitive practical and political limits on ourability to exercise systems of regulation and control on the same scale as theglobalizing forces already shaping the human condition. Issues that areaddressed include An examination of the many meanings of global governance A contextualized view of global governance within the complex interaction ofhuman and natural systems An analysis of global governance at a fundamental and conceptual level A case study of disseminative systems and global governanceThis book is essential reading for those with research interests in GlobalPolitics International Relations and Globalization. «