"Palgrave Advances in Global Governance is an authoritative collection devoted to clarifying established understandings of global governance as a distinct form of political activity. Ranging across the actors, arenas, means and purposes of global governance, this incisive collection brings order and clarity to a burgeoning literature"--Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Global Governance or Global Governances?--J.N.RosenauGovernance in the Twenty-First Century--J.N.RosenauActors, Arenas, and Issues in Global Governance--K.Dingwerth& P.PattbergGlobal Governance as International Organization--T.G.Weiss& A.Z.KamranGlobal Governance as Configurations of State/Non-State Activity--T.PorterGlobal Governance as Liberal Hegemony--J.FriedrichsGlobal Governance as Public Policy Networks and Partnerships--J.SteetsGlobal Governance as Sector-Specific Management--J.WhitmanGlobal Governance as a Summative Phenomenon--W.A.KnightConclusion: The Global Governance Prospect--J.Whitman Introduction: Global Governance or Global Governances?--J.N.RosenauGovernance in the Twenty-First Century--J.N.RosenauActors, Arenas, and Issues in Global Governance--K.Dingwerth& P.PattbergGlobal Governance as International Organization--T.G.Weiss& A.Z.KamranGlobal Governance as Configurations of State/Non-State Activity--T.PorterGlobal Governance as Liberal Hegemony--J.FriedrichsGlobal Governance as Public Policy Networks and Partnerships--J.SteetsGlobal Governance as Sector-Specific Management--J.WhitmanGlobal Governance as a Summative Phenomenon--W.A.KnightConclusion: The Global Governance Prospect--J.Whitman.