Action and reaction in the world system : the dynamics of economic and political power / Thierry de Montbrial.

Originally published under the title: L'action et le système du monde.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One : Theory. 1 Active Units and Praxeological Problems: An Introduction -- 2 Potency -- 3 Conflicts and Their Resolution -- 4 The Concept of Strategy -- 5 The Stability of Systems of Active Unites -- 6 Interantional Relations Theory -- 7 The Object and Nature of Economics.

Part Two : Aspects of Praxeology. 8 Perspectives on the International System -- 9 Globalization, Market Economy, and Unemployment -- 10 Ideology, Culture, and Action -- 11 Ethics and Politics -- 12 State Sovereignty and the International Community -- 13 The Engineer and the Economist -- 14 Strategy, Forecasting, and Chance -- Appendices.

Translated from the French.

This book occupies the same niche as Raymond Aron's 1962 classic, Peace and War. While Aron wrote during the Cold War, Thierry de Montbrial writes about the post-Soviet international system, a system that is multipolar, ideologically heterogeneous, and thus highly unstable. In this book, he lays the foundation for a praxeology, or a "science of action," to facilitate a better understanding of the dynamics of international problems and a more systematic approach to policy making. A major contribution to international relations theory and winner of the 2002 Georges Pompidou Prize, this book offers the necessary keys to decrypt the international system in the 21st century.

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