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Author Büthe, Tim.

Title The new global rulers : the privatization of regulation in the world economy / Tim Büthe and Walter Mattli.

Publication Info. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2011.

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 301 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The rise of private regulation in the world economy -- Private nonmarket rule-making in context : a typology of global regulation -- Institutional complementarity theory -- Private regulators in global financial markets : institutional structure and complementarity in accounting regulation -- The politics of setting standards for financial reporting -- Private regulators in global product markets : institutional structure and complementarity in product regulation -- The politics of nuts and bolts[m-]and nanotechnology : ISO and IEC standard-setting for global product markets -- Contributions to the theoretical debates in political science, sociology, law and economics -- Conclusions and implications for global governance -- Appendix 1 financial reporting standards survey : additional survey results -- Appendix 2 product standards survey : additional survey results -- Appendix 3 survey methods.
Summary Over the past two decades, governments have delegated extensive regulatory authority to international private-sector organizations. This internationalization and privatization of rule making has been motivated not only by the economic benefits of common rules for global markets, but also by the realization that government regulators often lack the expertise and resources to deal with increasingly complex and urgent regulatory tasks. The New Global Rulers examines who writes the rules in international private organizations, as well as who wins, who loses--and why. Tim Büthe and Walter Mattli exa.
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Subject Commercial policy -- International cooperation.
Commercial policy -- International cooperation.
Commercial policy.
Foreign trade regulation.
Foreign trade regulation.
International finance.
International finance.
Standardization -- International cooperation.
Standardization -- International cooperation.
Standardization.
Complementarity (International law)
Complementarity (International law)
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Mattli, Walter.
Other Form: Print version: Büthe, Tim. New global rulers. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2011 9780691144795 (DLC) 2010049896 (OCoLC)679940574
ISBN 9781400838790 electronic book
1400838797 electronic book
9780691144795
0691144796
1283013371
9781283013376