Altered states : the globalization of accountability / Valerie Sperling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sperling, Valerie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Globalization.

World politics.

Democracy.

Civil society.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 388 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is globalization good for democracy? Or has it made our governing institutions less accountable to citizens? Located at the intersection of international relations and comparative politics, this book explores the effects of globalization on national governance. Under what circumstances do the transnational forces that embody globalization encourage or discourage political accountability? Among the transnational forces discussed in the book are the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, multinational corporations, the United Nations, private military contractors, peacekeepers, the European Court of Human Rights, and several transnational social movements. Using in-depth case studies of situations in which these transnational institutions interact with national governments and citizens, Valerie Sperling traces the impact of economic, political, military, judicial, and civic globalization on state accountability and investigates the degree to which transnational institutions are themselves responsible to the people whose lives they alter.

Contents:

Transnational institutions and accountability

For richer, for poorer : economic globalization

Democracy from abroad? : political globalization

Army for hire : transnational military forces

Trials and tribulations : transnational judicial institutions

My country is the whole world : transnational civil society

Conclusion : altered states and altered citizens.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 335-368) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19540-3

0-521-54181-6

9786612393068

1-282-39306-5

0-511-64701-8

0-511-53947-9

0-511-65109-0

0-511-53864-2

0-511-54031-0

OCLC:

437139624