Perspectives on Third-World Sovereignty

Download or read book Perspectives on Third-World Sovereignty written by Mark E. Denham and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1996 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meaning and utility of sovereignty as an operative concept in transnational politics are suspect. The traditional conception of sovereignty that looks on the state as the supreme actor in the global community does not help us in either defining current international problems or in fashioning workable solutions. This is most apparent in the Third World. States that have been hostage to the ravages of colonialism and the asymmetrical relationships inherent in global capitalism face increased marginalization and decay in a post-Cold War world. This book fuses a critical discussion of sovereignty in its theoretical form with the political and economic issues confronting the Third World today.