The end of the Cold War has called into question the international burden-sharing arrangements and formulas of the past. At the same time, the spread of global wealth has broadened the scope for international partnerships. The uncertainties of the new international environment have led to differences and debates concerning both the appropriate scope for international co-operation efforts, and the arrangements for sharing leadership and costs. Within the United States, public opinion is marked by the dichotomy between broad support for US participation in international efforts to address global problems - security, economics, the environment and drugs and crime issues - and an inflated perception of the current burden the US is actually undertaking. This study provides an analytical framework to integrate the various elements of international burden-sharing. It concludes that the US ought to maintain its commitments in multilateral systems that address both development and the new global issues.
- ISBN10 1565170253
- ISBN13 9781565170254
- Publish Date 1 June 1998
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English