Reviews
"[T]he 'state-of-the-art' publication on the influential, and somewhat controversial, idea of 'regime' in the study of international political economy. The concept is provided with its most thoroughgoing, cogent and stimulating defence."-- R. J. Barry Jones, Political Studies, Can cooperation increase if there is no hegemony? Yes, says Professor Keohane in this outstanding book. . . . The author's painstaking consideration of difficulties and objections should show how often narrow assumptions and obscurantist jargon have led to loose thinking and worse policy conclusions., "[T]he 'state-of-the-art' publication on the influential, and somewhat controversial, idea of 'regime' in the study of international political economy. The concept is provided with its most thoroughgoing, cogent and stimulating defence." --R. J. Barry Jones, Political Studies, "This book takes a major step toward bringing economic reasoning and understanding of politics to bear on questions of international political economy."-- James E. Alt, Journal of Economic Literature, "Can cooperation increase if there is no hegemony? Yes, says Professor Keohane in this outstanding book. . . . The author's painstaking consideration of difficulties and objections should show how often narrow assumptions and obscurantist jargon have led to loose thinking and worse policy conclusions."-- Foreign Affairs, Winner of the 1989 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order One of Choice 's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1984, From review of Princeton's original edition: "The 'state of the art' publication on the influential, and somewhat controversial, idea of 'regime' in the study of international political economy." -- Political Studies, "This book takes a major step toward bringing economic reasoning and understanding of politics to bear on questions of international political economy." ---James E. Alt, Journal of Economic Literature, From review of Princeton's original edition: "The 'state of the art' publication on the influential, and somewhat controversial, idea of 'regime' in the study of international political economy."-- Political Studies, "This is vital and powerful stuff. It makes a major contribution towards breaking the destructive polarization between realism and idealism which for far too long has obscured intellectual middle ground of real importance to policy-making." ---Barry Buzan, International Affairs, "This book takes a major step toward bringing economic reasoning and understanding of politics to bear on questions of international political economy." --James E. Alt, Journal of Economic Literature, "[T]he 'state-of-the-art' publication on the influential, and somewhat controversial, idea of 'regime' in the study of international political economy. The concept is provided with its most thoroughgoing, cogent and stimulating defence." ---R. J. Barry Jones, Political Studies, "This is vital and powerful stuff. It makes a major contribution towards breaking the destructive polarization between realism and idealism which for far too long has obscured intellectual middle ground of real importance to policy-making."-- Barry Buzan, International Affairs, "From review of Princeton's original edition: "The 'state of the art' publication on the influential, and somewhat controversial, idea of 'regime' in the study of international political economy."", "Can cooperation increase if there is no hegemony? Yes, says Professor Keohane in this outstanding book. . . . The author's painstaking consideration of difficulties and objections should show how often narrow assumptions and obscurantist jargon have led to loose thinking and worse policy conclusions." -- Foreign Affairs, "This is vital and powerful stuff. It makes a major contribution towards breaking the destructive polarization between realism and idealism which for far too long has obscured intellectual middle ground of real importance to policy-making." --Barry Buzan, International Affairs
