Global Economic Institutions 1st Edition by Willem Molle 0415323495 9780415323499
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ISBN 10: 0415323495
ISBN 13: 9780415323499
Author: Willem Molle
This book critically examines global economic institutions. It presents an accessible fluid history of globalization and explains how global public goods should be defined and how global economic institutions work. It also looks at the effect that major organizations – including the WTO, IMF and UNEP – have on areas such as finance, the environment
Table of contents:
1 Introduction
1.1 Why this book?
1.2 What does it cover?
1.3 What view does it take?
1.4 How to read it?
1.5 For whom is it written?
Part I The problem
2 The dynamics of globalization
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Fundamental forces
2.3 A hesitant start
2.4 The period 1820-1913
2.5 The period 1913-1945
2.6 From 1945-present
2.7 Summary and conclusions
3 Coping with the effects of globalization
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Unequal wealth distribution?
3.3 Negative effects on the labour market?
3.4 Loss of sovereignty of national governments?
3.5 Recovering collectively what is lost individually?
3.6 Summary and conclusions
Part II The solution
4 The provision of global public goods
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Institutions are the answer to a transaction cost problem
4.3 Categories of property
4.4 Collective action
4.5 Strategic games
4.6 Mechanism to cope with transaction cost
4.7 Summary and conclusions
5 Types of institutions and their dynamics
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Some important definitions
5.3 Factors of change for institutions at different layers
5.4 Regimes
5.5 Organizations
5.6 Summary and conclusions
6 Main organizations
6.1 Introduction
6.2 The general architecture
6.3 The trade organizations
6.4 The finance organizations
6.5 Other UN-related organizations
6.6 Specialist organizations of less than world coverage
6.7 Regional organizations
6.8 Representation of civil society and business
6.9 Summary and conclusions
Part III Solving problems in practice
7 Trade in goods and services
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Where is the problem?
7.3 Main public good
7.4 Organizations involved in the provision of the public good
7.5 Governance
7.6 Evaluation of the past and options for the future
7.7 Summary and conclusions
8 Finance
8.1 Introduction
8.2 The main problems
8.3 Major public goods
8.4 The organizations involved in the provision of the public good
8.5 Governance
8.6 Evaluation of the past and options for the future
8.7 Summary and conclusions
Annex 8.1 Exchange rate instability
9 Environment
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The problem
9.3 The main public good
9.4 Organizations involved in the provision of the public good
9.5 Governance
9.6 Evaluation of the past and options for the future
9.7 Summary and conclusions
10 Transport and telecommunications
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Sea (ocean) transport
10.3 Air transport
10.4 Telecommunications
10.5 Internet
10.6 Summary and conclusions
Part IV Evaluation
11 Complementing the system
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Production factors: investment
11.3 Production factors: migration
11.4 Market order: competition
11.5 Labour standards
11.6 Summary and conclusions
12 Evaluation and outlook
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Evaluation
12.3 Proposals for improvement
12.4 Summary and conclusions
Notes
1 Introduction
2 The dynamics of globalization
3 Coping with the effects of globalization
4 The provision of global public goods
5 Types of institutions and their dynamics
6 Main organizations
7 Trade in goods and services
8 Finance
9 Environment
10 Transport and telecommunications
11 Complementing the system
12 Evaluation and outlook
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