Embedding Global Markets

'One of the leading theorists of international relations is the editor of this timely collection of essays. The book elaborates on one of Ruggie's most important papers. The contributions in this volume add plenty of empirical meat to a bare bone analytical construct that has enticed our political intuitions for decades. The challenges and opportunities of contemporary globalization thus appear in novel light.' Peter J. Katzenstein, Cornell University, USA 'This fascinating volume shows how the concept of embedded liberalism?, developed by John Gerard Ruggie in 1982, has been used by scholars to understand the connections between economic openness and conceptions of social purpose in the international political economy. Embedding Global Markets is a must-read? for those who want to understand world politics in the 21st century.' Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University, USA 'A book on international political economy that enjoys endorsements from both Peter Katzenstein and Robert Keohane is always likely to have much in its favour: this book is no exception. It is a collection of essays tightly themed around John Gerard Ruggie's concept of embedded liberalism...[it] is therefore well worth the read, especially when it is edited by and receives the explicit support of Ruggie himself...The work is undeniably top quality...' Political Studies Review