Feld / Boyd Comparative Regional Systems

West and East Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Developing Countries
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8868-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 538 Seiten, Web PDF

Comparative Regional Systems: West and East Europe, North America, The Middle East, and Developing Countries examines the diplomatic relationship between countries that are in the same region. The title analyzes the issues that cause cooperative and aggressive behavior in a region. The text presents the comparative study of international regions, and then proceeds to discussing social-psychological factors in regional politic and the regional patterns of economic cooperation. Next, the selection studies a specific international region, such as Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The text also deals with political change in regional systems; the patterns of transregional relations; and regional organization and the global system. The book will be of great interest to economists, political scientists, sociologists, and behavioral scientists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Feld, Werner J.

Boyd, Gavin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Comparative Regional Systems: West and East Europe, North America, the Middle East, and Developing Countries;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface and Acknowledgments;8
6;Part I: Perspectives;10
6.1;Chapter 1. The Comparative Study of International Regions;12
6.1.1;REGIONAL CONFIGURATIONS;13
6.1.2;POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY AND POLITICAL CULTURES;16
6.1.3;POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND AUTHORITY PATTERNS;18
6.1.4;REGIONAL FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR;19
6.1.5;INTERDEPENDENCIES, COOPERATION, AND CONFLICT;21
6.1.6;REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;23
6.1.7;THEORY;25
6.1.8;NOTES;26
6.2;Chapter 2. Social-Psychological Factors in Regional Politics;27
6.2.1;CONCLUSIONS;51
6.2.2;NOTES;53
6.3;Chapter 3. Regional Patterns of Economic Cooperation;65
6.3.1;FACTORS IN REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION;65
6.3.2;REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG DEVELOPED STATES WITH MARKET ECONOMIES;74
6.3.3;OEEC and OECD;74
6.3.4;EFTA;79
6.3.5;REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG STATES WITH CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMIES;84
6.3.6;REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION AMONG LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES;88
6.3.7;REGIONAL ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND INTERDEPENDENCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD ECONOMY;99
6.3.8;NOTES;100
7;Part II: Globally Central Regional Systems;104
7.1;Chapter 4. Western Europe;106
7.1.1;SOCIETAL AFFINITIES AND DIVERSITIES WITHIN WESTERN EUROPE;108
7.1.2;AFFINITIES OF THE POLITICAL SYSTEMS;114
7.1.3;INTEREST GROUPS;118
7.1.4;REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS;121
7.1.5;INTERDEPENDENCIES;130
7.1.6;REGIONAL FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR;138
7.1.7;EC RELATIONS WITH INTRUSIVE SYSTEMS;143
7.1.8;REGIONAL INTEGRATIVE DEVELOPMENT: PAST AND FUTURE;146
7.1.9;NOTES;152
7.2;Chapter 5. Eastern Europe;158
7.2.1;EASTERN EUROPE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE;160
7.2.2;EASTERN EUROPE IN REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE;164
7.2.3;EASTERN EUROPE IN NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE;174
7.2.4;CONCLUSION;177
7.2.5;NOTES;178
7.3;Chapter 6. North America;182
7.3.1;REGIONAL CONFIGURATIONS;182
7.3.2;REGIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE;185
7.3.3;REGIONAL INTERACTIONS;188
7.3.4;REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;194
7.3.5;THEORIES AND FUTURES;195
7.3.6;NOTES;196
8;Part Ill: Globally Peripheral Regional Systems;202
8.1;Chapter 7. East Asia;204
8.1.1;CONFIGURATION;205
8.1.2;POLITICAL CULTURES;207
8.1.3;ELITE POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY;209
8.1.4;AFFINITIES;211
8.1.5;AUTHORITY AND INFLUENCE PATTERNS;213
8.1.6;INTERDEPENDENCIES;215
8.1.7;SECURITY;218
8.1.8;REGIONAL FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR;222
8.1.9;DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES;232
8.1.10;THEORY AND DESIGN;234
8.1.11;NOTES;239
8.2;Chapter 8. South Asia;246
8.2.1;CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC BASE;248
8.2.2;POLITICAL BASE;250
8.2.3;REGIONAL FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR IN SOUTH ASIA;253
8.2.4;REGIONAL ECONOMIC BASE;261
8.2.5;SECURITY ISSUES;269
8.2.6;THE MAJOR EXTERNAL POWERS AND SOUTH ASIA;277
8.2.7;CONCLUSION;279
8.2.8;NOTES;281
8.3;Chapter 9. The Middle East;283
8.3.1;CULTURAL DIMENSION OF REGIONALISM;284
8.3.2;SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSION OF REGIONALISM;290
8.3.3;POLITICAL DIMENSION OF REGIONALISM;294
8.3.4;EXTERNAL DIMENSION OF REGIONALISM;302
8.3.5;CONCLUSION;304
8.3.6;NOTES;305
8.4;Chapter 10. Latin America;309
8.4.1;CONFIGURATION OF THE REGION;309
8.4.2;AFFINITIES AND DIVERGENCES;311
8.4.3;FOREIGN POLICY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS;330
8.4.4;LAFTA;341
8.4.5;CACM;341
8.4.6;CECLA;342
8.4.7;OPANAL;342
8.4.8;CARIFTA/CARICOM;343
8.4.9;ANCOM;344
8.4.10;OLADE;346
8.4.11;THE FUTURE OF THE REGION;350
8.4.12;APPENDIX: LIST OF ACRONYMS;352
8.4.13;NOTES;352
8.5;Chapter 11. Africa;364
8.5.1;CONFIGURATION;369
8.5.2;POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY;373
8.5.3;POLITICAL CULTURES;375
8.5.4;ELITE POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY;376
8.5.5;AFFINITIES;378
8.5.6;INTERDEPENDENCIES;382
8.5.7;REGIONAL FOREIGN POLICY BEHAVIOR;383
8.5.8;REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS;385
8.5.9;REGIONAL COOPERATION AND CONFLICT;386
8.5.10;REGIONAL INTEGRATION;388
8.5.11;DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES;390
8.5.12;THEORY AND DESIGN;393
8.5.13;NOTES;397
9;Part IV: Regions and Worid Order;408
9.1;Chapter 12. Political Change in Regional Systems;410
9.1.1;CONCEPTS AND ANALYSIS;411
9.1.2;SOURCES OF POLITICAL CHANGE;415
9.1.3;FORMS OF REGIONAL CHANGE;419
9.1.4;DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES;424
9.1.5;REGIONAL DESIGNING;428
9.1.6;NOTES;434
9.2;Chapter 13. Patterns of Transregional Relations;438
9.2.1;MODELS OF TRANSREGIONAL RELATIONS;439
9.2.2;REGIONS AS SYSTEMS: SOME COMMENTS AND CRITICISMS;454
9.2.3;REGIONAL AND TRANSREGIONAL PATTERNS: THE MULTIPLE SYSTEMS IN GLOBAL POLITICS;462
9.2.4;TRANSREGIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT;474
9.2.5;CONCLUSIONS: THE MODELS RECONSIDERED;480
9.2.6;NOTES;481
9.3;Chapter 14. Regional Organizations and the Global System;491
9.3.1;REGIONAL EFFECTS ON THE GLOBAL SYSTEM;493
9.3.2;GLOBAL EFFECTS ON REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS;501
9.3.3;CONCLUSIONS;503
9.3.4;NOTES;504
9.4;Chapter 15. Whither Regional Integration Theory?;506
9.4.1;WHAT IT IS;508
9.4.2;FUNCTIONALISM AND NEOFUNCTIONALISM;509
9.4.3;COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY BUILDING;514
9.4.4;INTEGRATION AND INTERDEPENDENCE;516
9.4.5;WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?;517
9.4.6;A NATIONAL INTEREST MODEL OF INTEGRATION;518
9.4.7;CONCLUSION;525
9.4.8;NOTES;526
10;Index;532
11;About the Contributors;538