@book {65401,
	title = {Crafting Cooperation: Regional International Institutions in Comparative Perspective},
	year = {2008},
	month = {Feb 5, 2008},
	publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
	organization = {Cambridge University Press},
	abstract = {Regional institutions are an increasingly prominent feature of world
politics. Their characteristics and performance vary widely: some are
highly legalistic and bureaucratic, while others are informal and
flexible. They also differ in terms of inclusiveness, decision-making
rules and commitment to the non-interference principle. This is the
first book to offer a conceptual framework for comparing the design and
effectiveness of regional international institutions, including the EU,
NATO, ASEAN, OAS, AU and the Arab League. The case studies, by a group
of leading scholars of regional institutions, offer a rigorous,
historically informed analysis of the differences and similarities in
institutions across Europe, Latin America, Asia, Middle East and
Africa. The chapters provide a more theoretically and empirically
diverse analysis of the design and efficacy of regional institutions
than heretofore available.},
	url = {http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521699426},
	author = {Acharya, Amitav and Johnston, Alastair Iain}
}
