International policy rules and inequality : implications for global economic governance / José Antonio Ocampo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ocampo, José Antonio, Editor.

Series:

Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia: Challenges in Development and Globalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equality.

Income distribution.

Economic policy--International cooperation.

Economic policy.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Over the past decades, the world has seen a dramatic increase in inequality. To what extent have the rules that govern the global economy, formally or informally, affected this trend? How can global governance arrangements be reformed to counteract them?In this book, an interdisciplinary group of prominent scholars scrutinizes how the rules of global economic governance-or the lack thereof-determine the extent and growth of inequality. Economists, political scientists, lawyers, and other experienced contributors bring together cutting-edge research on global rule making and inequality, exploring how international rules can exacerbate inequalities among and within countries to show the crucial interactions between policy choices and the distribution of income and wealth. They provide an in-depth examination of the rules governing foreign-investment protection, cross-border financial flows, and intellectual property rights, as well as the lack of standards governing international taxation and the channels through which they might affect inequality. With a focus on ambitious and achievable reforms, this book offers concrete steps toward global economic governance capable of counteracting inequitable wealth distribution and bringing about fairer economic growth.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

1. International Policy Rules and Inequality: Implications for Global Economic Governance

2. National Inequalities and the Political Economy of Global Financial Reform

3. Are New Economic Policy Rules Desirable to Mitigate Rising National Inequalities?

4. The Impact of Foreign Investor Protections on Domestic Inequality

5. Investment Treaties, Investor-State Dispute Settlement, and Inequality: How International Rules and Institutions Can Exacerbate Domestic Disparities

6. Capital Openness and Income Inequality: Smooth Sailing or Troubled Waters?

7. Intellectual Property: A Regulatory Constraint to Redress Inequalities

8. The Frustrated TPP and New Challenges for the Global Governance of Trade and Investment

9. The Effects of International Tax Competition on National Income Distribution

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780231549141

0231549148

OCLC:

1051778278