Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables and Figures ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Transnational Democracy: A New Framework 5
7. 2 A Brief History of International Organization 31
8. 3 The United Nations 59
9. 4 The World Bank 85
10. 5 The International Monetary Fund 101
11. 6 The World Trade Organization 115
12. 7 The European Union 131
13. 8 From the Organization of African Unity to the African Union 147
14. 9 Other Regional Organizations: NAFTA, NATO, and ASEAN 159
15. 10 Global Citizenship? 175
16. List of Acronyms 189
17. References 193
18. Index 217
19. About the Book 225