This book presents a conceptual framework for developing a normative theory of world order. It proposes a variety of desirable and feasible transition strategies and assesses the prospects for achieving a just and humane world order system by the end of this century.

Samuel S. Kimis a professor of political science at Monmouth College and senior fellow at the World Policy Institute (formerly the Institute for World Order). He is the author of China, the United Nations, and World Order (Princeton University Press, 1979), the coauthor (with Richard Falk) of The War System: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Westview Press, 1980), and the coeditor (with Richard Falk and Saul H. Mendlovitz) of Toward a Just World Order (Westview Press, 1982).

Also of Interest -- Introduction -- From International to World Order Politics -- The Transformation of World Politics -- In Search of a World Order Theory -- The State of the Human Condition -- Global Violence -- Global Inequities -- Global Human Rights -- Global Human Environment -- Building an Alternative World Order -- Alternative Future Images and Transition Orientations