Regulating globalization : critical approaches to global governance / edited by Pierre de Senarclens and Ali Kazancigil.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Senarclens, Pierre de.

Kazancigil, Ali.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Democracy.

International organization.

International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

While globalization is thriving, its consequences remain contradictory and controversial. Although it is an effective process in generating economic growth, it can also lead to an excessive concentration of wealth and, in some sectors, increasing inequalities within and between countries. A major explanation for such imbalances lies in regulation deficiencies in economic, financial, commercial, and environmental fields, due to unaccountable, undemocratic, inequitable, and ineffective global governance. The authors of this book offer critical historical and forwardlooking analyses on current global governance. They formulate proposals for achieving a more accountable, transparent, participatory global governance system, together with an institutional architecture for regulating globalization that combines economic efficiency and social equity. Emphasis is put on multilevel governance, underlining the relevance of regional governance as a link between local and global levels. A central argument in the volume is that the legitimacy of global governance is weak, and the way to make it more legitimate is to enhance the participation of state and nonstate agents, give a strong role to statehood and democratic politics, and give priority to public interest over private and corporate interests in global governance.

Contents:

Introduction / Ali Kazancigil and Pierre de Senarclens

The United Nations as a social and economic regulator / Pierre de Senarclens

The significance of statehood in global governance / Ali Kazancigil

Financial globalization, "global governance" and the erosion of democracy / Virgile Perret

Trends in global economic governance and the emerging accountability gap / Ngaire Woods

Rule-making in global trade : the developmental challenge / Miguel F. Lengyel

Regionalism and global governance : an appraisal / Louise Fawcett

Regionalization and globalization : two concomitant dynamics in need of coherent institutions / Yves Berthelot

Developmental and environmental policies : past trends, present issues, future prospects / Yohan Ariffin

Can global governance make globalization more legitimate? / Jean-Marc Coicaud

Conclusion / Pierre de Senarclens and Ali Kazancigil.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7105-6

OCLC:

226379357