EBOOK Networks of Influence?:Developing Countries in a Networked Global Order

Networks are thriving in global politics. Some bring policy-makers from different        countries together to share problems and to forge possible solutions, free from        rules of representation, decision-making, and transparency which constrain more        formal international organizations. This book asks whether developing countries can        benefit from such networks? Or are they safer to conduct their international        relations in formal institutions? The answer varies. The key lies in how the        networkis structured and what it sets out to achieve. This book presents a        fascinating account of how some networks have strengthened the position of        developing country officials, both at home, and in their international negotiations.          Equally, it points to conditions which make it perilous for developingcountries to        rely on networks.