The world's government. Empire ; Government ; Society ; History ; Consensus.
International security. Reassurance ; Nuclear nonproliferation ; Terrorism and preventive war ; Humanitarian intervention ; State-building.
The global economy. Enforcement ; Oil ; Money ; Trade ; Consumption.
International legitimacy. Legitimacy ; Resentment ; Criticism ; Leadership ; Costs.
The future. A world without America ; World government ; International society ; Europe ; "Victor Hugo, alas"
The case for Goliath : how America acts as the world's government in the twenty-first century by Michael Mandelbaum. ISBN 9781586483609. Published by PublicAffairs in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.