International regimes

""Here fourteen distinguished specialists in international political economy thoroughly explore the concept of international regimes--the implicit and explicit principles, norms, rules, and procedures that guide international behavior."--Jacket."@en
"[In this book] ... fourteen ... specialists in international political economy ... explore the concept of international regimes--the implicit and explicit principles, norms, rules and procedures that guide international behavior. In the first three sections, the authors develop several theoretical views of regimes. Some ... contending that international regimes must be viewed in terms of a power-oriented realist approach to international relations, claim that regimes arise only under certain circumstances. Other[s] ... arguing from a liberal or Grotian standpoint, assert that regimes are inherent in any persistent pattern of interaction. In the ... [next] section, the theories are applied to specific issues in international relations, focusing on ... topics ... such ... as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and on the ... postwar regimes for money and security. -Back cover."