A world government capable of controlling nation-states has never evolved, but governance does underlie order among states and gives direction to problems arising from global interdependence. This book examines the ideological bases and behavioural patterns of this governance without government.

Preface; Contributors; 1. Governance, order and change in world politics James N. Rosenau; 2. Governance with government: polyarchy in nineteenth-century European international politics K. J. Holsti; 3. The decaying pillars of the Westphalian temple: implications for international order and governance Mark W. Zacher; 4. The 'Triumph' of neoclassical economics in the developing world: policy convergence and bases of governance in the international economic order Thomas J. Biersteker; 5. Towards a post-hegemonic conceptualization of world order: reflections on the relevancy of Ibn Khaldun Robert W. Cox; 6. The effectiveness of international institutions: hard cases and critical variables Oran R. Young; 7. Explaining the regulation of transnational practices: a state-building approach Janice E. Thomson; 8. 'And Still It Moves' state interests and social forces in the European Community Linda Cornett and James A. Caporaso; 9. Governance and democratization Ernst-Otto Czempiel; 10. Micro sources of a changing global order James N. Risenau; Index.