Sharing Security : The Political Economy of Burden Sharing

Sharing Security is a unique and comprehensive study of a key yet often neglected feature of modern international society. It begins by assessing how political theory can contribute to an understanding of international burdensharing. It then analyses in turn why some Western states contribute more than others to common defences, the European Union budget and overseas development aid. It highlights the particular burdensharing problems involved in global regimes, focusing on the UN's continuing financial crisis and the costs of combating global warming. It argues that today's burdensharing disparities continue to be shaped by the particular character of the international settlement at the end of the Second World War. 1 Theory And Explanations 1 -- Public Goods Theory 2 -- Liberal Institutionalism 5 -- Realism 11 -- Strategic Culture Theory 13 -- Multilateralism And The Major Powers 15 -- Strengthening The Weak 18 -- 2 Defence In The Cold War 21 -- Origins 21 -- Disparities 23 -- Economic Burdens 25 -- Civilian Powers 27 -- World Policeman 30 -- Europe's Great Powers 32 -- Nuclear Weapons 34 -- Wider Horizons 38 -- On The Front Line 41 -- Independent Arms Industries 44 -- 3 Defence After The Cold War 49 -- Conversion And Convergence 49 -- Decline Of Collective Defence 52 -- Nuclear Weapons 54 -- From Kuwait To Kosovo 56 -- Decline In Arms 60 -- United States 63 -- Britain And France 65 -- Civilian Powers 69 -- Integration And Convergence 74 -- Enlargement And Convergence 76 -- 4 European Union 80 -- Burdensharing And The Ec 80 -- Foundation 82 -- Indispensable Nation 83 -- Paymaster 85 -- On The Edge 90 -- Reluctant European 91 -- Southern Enlargement 94 -- Small Is Powerful 97 -- Biggest Challenge 99 -- Berlin Agreement 102 -- Initial Costs Of Eastern Enlargement 104 -- Full Bill 107 -- Small-state Bias 110 -- 5 Development Assistance 115 -- Reconstruction 116 -- Early Cold War 117 -- Oecd 118 -- United States 119 -- Britain And France 122 -- Civilian Powers 124 -- 'like-minded' Countries 128 -- Disarmament And Development? 131 -- European Aid After The Cold War 133 -- Us Aid After The Cold War 137 -- Japan 140 -- 6 Global Regimes 143 -- Funding The Un 144 -- Us And The Un 146 -- Other Developed States 150 -- Third World And The Un 152 -- Global Taxes 154 -- Could Europe Solve The Un Funding Crisis? 157 -- Saving The World 159 -- 7 Continuity And Change 168 -- After The Cold War 168 -- Sources Of Change 170 -- European Integration 171 -- Globalisation 173 -- Could The West Unravel? 176 -- Continuity And Challenges 180. Malcolm Chalmers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 211-222) And Index. "Sharing Security examines the ways in which Western states have shared the costs of common efforts since the Second World War, it provides many new insights into the nature of modern international cooperation. Why do some Western states contribute more than others to common defences, while others spend more on the European Union and overseas aid? What particular problems are involved in sharing the cost of global regimes, such as the UN and the climate-change regime? Why have the burdensharing disparities established in the aftermath of the Second World War proved such an enduring feature of the international system? By answering these and other questions Sharing Security is a significant addition to our understanding of contemporary global governance Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Theory and Explanations....Pages 1-20 Defence in the Cold War....Pages 21-48 Defence after the Cold War....Pages 49-79 The European Union....Pages 80-114 Development Assistance....Pages 115-142 Global Regimes....Pages 143-167 Continuity and Change....Pages 168-182 Back Matter....Pages 183-230 It will be essential reading for all those interested in Euorpean integration, international regimes and postwar international relations. Written in a clear and concise style, it is an ideal text for advanced undergraduates and postgraduate courses on international organizations."--Jacket International regimes cannot themselves generate the resources they require to fulfil their objectives.