Edited by Alexandroff (director of research, Programme on Conflict Management and Negotiation, Munk Centre for International Studies, U. of Toronto, Canada), this volume combines overarching theoretical discussion of the prospects of reform of global multilateral institutions with more specific discussions and evaluations of proposed reforms in academic and policy circles. Authors discuss reforms directed at rebalancing membership and leadership at the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, and the United Nations Security Council in the name of legitimacy; the possibilities of recommitting the United States to multilateral governance; the problem of the proliferation of multilateral institutions and the connected ability of powerful states to "forum shop;" the role of Great Power coalitions as international regulators; the redistribution of power to the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) and its implications for multilateralism; the role of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in promoting development in Africa; and the roots of the reform motivation in contemporary international relations. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)