Political globalization : a new vision of federal world government / James A. Yunker
- Bib ID:
- 4222269
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Yunker, James A
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- Description:
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- Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, c2007
- xxiv, 404 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 9780761838456
- 0761838457
- Full contents:
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- Machine derived contents note: Part I: A New Approach to World Government
- 1. Federal World Government: Introduction and Overview 3
- A Miscalculated Risk 5
- The Vision Outlined 9
- A Scientific Approach 16
- The Chicken or the Egg? 23
- Pros and Cons Outlined 27
- 2. A Pragmatic Blueprint for World Government 43
- Federal Union Fundamentals 45
- The Three Branches of Government 50
- The Legislative Branch 51
- The Executive Branch 57
- The Judicial Branch 62
- Critical Limitations and Authorizations 63
- National Right of Secession 63
- National Right of Armament 71
- Supernational Taxation Authority 79
- Supernational Armament Authority 86
- Appendix to Chapter 2: Tables 91
- 3. Some Historical Background on World Government 101
- Empires in History 102
- Contract-Based Universal Government 112
- From the Hague to Hiroshima 120
- The Postwar World Government Boom 130
- The Soviet Design for a World State 140
- Postwar Western Designs for a World State 150
- Part II: Overcoming the Economic Impediment
- 4. World Economic Inequality 173
- The Global Economic Gap 177
- Self-Sustained Growth: An Illusory Panacea 185
- Poverty as a Threat to Harmony 191
- 5. Foreign Development Assistance 205
- Foreign Aid: Basic Facts and Controversies 207
- From the Marshall Plan to the Nineties 215
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Foreign Aid 222
- 6. A World Economic Equalization Program 231
- The WEEP Model 234
- WEEP Model Policy Simulations 241
- Evaluation of the Evidence 254
- It Is Worth Trying 262
- Part III: Overcoming the Political Impediment
- 7. The Issue of Nationalism 269
- The Nature of Nationalism 271
- Personal Freedom and National Sovereignty 280
- Why Federations Fail 289
- 8. The Progress of Internationalism 299
- Treaties and Alliances 302
- The League of Nations 307
- The United Nations 316
- The European Union 326
- 9. Taking the Next Step 335
- The Utopian Smear 339
- Risks of Action versus Risks of Inaction 352
- Delusions of Impotence 364
- A Summing Up 375.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-396) and index.
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