Global Collective Action [Paperback]

This book explains why the global community has been successful in correcting some recent large-scale problems, but not others.This book explains why the global community has been successful in correcting some recent large-scale problems, but has failed in addressing others. The book discusses challenges drawn from the fields of global health, security, the environment, and governance. The analysis reaches from antiobiotic-resistant microbes to greenhouse gases, from civil wars to international terrorism, and from the polluted atmospheres of cities to the depths of outer space. In the process, the reader learns what ties together seemingly different problems, and what distinguishes seemingly similar concerns. The book is intended for a wide audience drawn from the social and policy sciences.This book explains why the global community has been successful in correcting some recent large-scale problems, but has failed in addressing others. The book discusses challenges drawn from the fields of global health, security, the environment, and governance. The analysis reaches from antiobiotic-resistant microbes to greenhouse gases, from civil wars to international terrorism, and from the polluted atmospheres of cities to the depths of outer space. In the process, the reader learns what ties together seemingly different problems, and what distinguishes seemingly similar concerns. The book is intended for a wide audience drawn from the social and policy sciences.Although the global community has achieved some success in endeavors such as eradicating smallpox, efforts to coordinate nations' actions in others--such as the reduction of drug trafficking--have not been sufficient. Identifying the factors that promote, or inhibit, successful collective action for an ever-growing set of challenges associated with globalization, Todd Sandler applies them to promoting global health, providing foreign assistance, controlling rogue nations, limiting transnational terrorism, andlÓ4