China, the United States, and Global Order

This book explores the global implications of the relationship between the United States and China.

Rosemary Foot (Author), Andrew Walter (Author)

9780521898003, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 20 December 2010

354 pages, 5 b/w illus. 5 tables
23.6 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg

'Foot and Walter have produced a work that should be read by a wide audience. The style of their interdisciplinary approach stands as a model for scholars and students alike.' David Robert Howell, The China Journal

The United States and China are the two most important states in the international system and are crucial to the evolution of global order. Both recognize each other as vital players in a range of issues of global significance, including the use of force, macroeconomic policy, nonproliferation of nuclear weapons, climate change and financial regulation. In this book, Rosemary Foot and Andrew Walter, both experts in the fields of international relations and the East Asian region, explore the relationship of the two countries to these global order issues since 1945. They ask whether the behaviour of each country is consistent with global order norms, and which domestic and international factors shape this behaviour. They investigate how the bilateral relationship of the United States and China influences the stances that each country takes. This is a sophisticated analysis that adroitly engages the historical, theoretical and policy literature.

1. Introduction: norms and global order
2. Use of force
3. Macroeconomic policy
4. Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
5. Climate change
6. Financial regulation
7. Conclusion: behavioral consistency and its implication for global order.

Subject Areas: International relations [JPS], Comparative politics [JPB], Politics & government [JP]