On the Cutting Edge of Globalization

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"Woefully little systematic knowledge is available about leaders who shape and sustain globalization. On the Cutting Edge of Globalization is the first systematic study to investigate elite attitudes toward the emergent structures of world affairs. Surveys of more than 1,700 American leaders before and after 9/11 yield compelling and provocative findings that depict the attitudes and activities of an important group of people who, even as they collectively influence the course of events, are not linked and coordinated in their efforts. Chock-full of original data, the book's unique contribution is enhanced by a narrative explanation that casts a Cutting Edger, an Other Leader, and a Researcher in a good-natured argument about the meaning of social science inquiry and the validity of survey data. From an author group as powerful as the targets of their inquiry comes this one-of-a-kind, thorough analysis."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Relations extérieures,  Globalization,  Politische Führung,  Diplomatic relations,  Leadership politique,  Mondialisation,  Elites,  Politieke leiding,  Political leadership,  Élite (Sciences sociales),  Aspect politique,  Globalisierung,  Elite (Social sciences),  Foreign relations,  Political aspects,  Elite,  Internationalisatie,  Relations exterieures,  Politische Fu˜hrung,  Elite (Sciences sociales),  United states, foreign relations, 2001-2009