Post-Socialist World Orders: Russia, China and the UN System

Description

Post-Socialist World Orders presents a study of Soviet/Russian Federation and Chinese policies in selected UN institutions from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. The analysis is set in the context of research in international political economy: Part I focuses on Russia and comprises chapters on foreign policy, relations with international financial institutions, technical agencies, and approaches to peace and security issues. Part II deals with China's foreign policy and economic modernization, and examines policies in the same set of institutions. Front Matter....Pages i-xii Introduction: Political Economy and Institutional Order....Pages 1-8 Front Matter....Pages 9-9 Historical Ironies: The Gorbachev Moment and the (Re)Emergence of Russia....Pages 11-34 Bretton Woods and After: Flirtations with Capitalism....Pages 35-63 Interesting Diversions: The Politics of the Non-Political....Pages 64-88 Beyond Common Security: Russia, the UN and Conflict Resolution....Pages 89-112 Front Matter....Pages 113-113 From Periphery to Pole: China and Multilateralism....Pages 115-135 Understanding the Times: The UN System in a Complex World....Pages 136-159 Front Matter....Pages 161-161 The UN System and World Order....Pages 163-175 Back Matter....Pages 176-200