Table of Contents

Introduction. Theoretical Orientation. Contending Liberalisms. Liberalism in International Relations. Neoliberalism in Practice. Forces Sustaining Neoliberal Ideology. The Search for Alternatives: Forces for Change. Conclusion.

About the Author

James L. Richardson is emeritus professor of international relations at the Australian National University. His many publications include Crisis Diplomacy: The Great Powers Since the Mid-Nineteenth Century and (coedited with Richard Leaver) The Post-Cold War Order: Diagnoses and Prognoses.

Reviews

An accessible, important, and consistently thought-provoking book on contemporary liberalism in international relations. Professor Richardson's devastating critique of global neoliberalism identifies the powerful forces in the current international order - and argues that a radical alternative for social justice and inclusiveness can be found within a wider understanding of liberalism. - David Long