The resilience of the State
Subtitle: democracy and the challenge of globalisation
By: Samy Cohen ; translated from the French by Jonathan Derrick.
Publisher: Hurst
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Globalization -- Political aspects.; State, The.; Non-governmental organizations.; Democracy.; Sovereignty.
Notes: Translation of: La résistance des Etats.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The third chessboard; title: Inequality among states; title: A (nearly) perfect world : the NGO jungle; title: NGO influence, state resilience; title: The International Criminal Court : justice without a sword; title: 'Without borders' : humanitarians' shattered dream; title: Sustainable development : promising as little as possible; title: The end of myths; title: Transnational violence : a challenge to states; title: Multinationals : captors and captives; title: Conclusion: Too much state sovereignty.