Governance in a Global Economy: Political Authority in Transition

Published by Princeton University Press 2004

Governance in a Global Economy

Political Authority in Transition

Edited by: Miles Kahler and David A. Lake

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691234687

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About this book

Critics of globalization claim that economic integration drains political authority from states: devolving authority to newly empowered regions, delegating it to supranational organizations, and transferring it to multinational firms and nongovernmental organizations. Globalization is also attacked for forcing convergence of state institutions and policies and threatening the ability of societies to chart their own democratically determined courses. In Governance in a Global Economy, Miles Kahler and David Lake assemble the contributions of seventeen leading scholars who have systematically investigated how global economic integration produces changes of governance. These authors conclude that globalization has created a new and intricate fabric of governance, but one that fails to match the stark portrait of beleaguered states.

Exploring changes in governance across several policy areas (such as tourism, trade, finance, and fiscal and monetary policy), the authors demonstrate that globalization changes the policy preferences of some actors, increases the bargaining power of others, and opens new institutional options for yet others. By reintroducing agency and choice into our understanding of globalization, this book provides important new insights into the complex and contingent effects of globalization on political authority and governance.

The introduction and the conclusion are by the editors; the contributors are James A. Caporaso, Benjamin J. Cohen, Barry Eichengreen, Zachary Elkins, Geoffrey Garrett, Peter Gourevitch, Virginia Haufler, Michael J. Hiscox, Robert O. Keohane, Lisa L. Martin, Walter Mattli, Kathleen R. McNamara, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Jonathan Rodden, Ronald Rogowski, Beth A. Simmons, and Peter Van Houten.

Author / Editor information

Miles Kahler is Rohr Professor of Pacific International Relations at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and Director of the Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies at the University of California, San Diego. His books include Leadership Selection in the Major Multilaterals. David A. Lake is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. His books include Entangling Relations: American Foreign Policy in Its Century (Princeton).

Reviews

"This book includes a number of excellent chapters by many of the leading scholars in international political economy that advance important and innovative arguments for globalization's impact on governance as being indeterminate. The editors are to be commended on bringing together such a high quality group of researchers in one volume."—Eric Helleiner, Trent University, author of States and the Re-emergence of Global Finance

"This well-crafted and timely volume challenges the common assumption that globalization is an inexorable force severely circumscribing the policy autonomy or sovereignty of national governments. Its chapters make for a rich collection of ideas, evidence, and rigorous social science theorizing about the causes and consequences of global change. Following the terrible events of September 11, 2001, some observers speculated that 'globalization is dead.' But this has proven not to be so. Indeed, the issues addressed in this book are more important than ever for those concerned with pursuing an understanding of contemporary international affairs."—Timothy J. Sinclair, University of Warwick, coauthor of Approaches to World Order

"This book provides important insights into globalization's complex and contradictory effects on political authority and governance in general and on new institutional options in particular."---Donald E. Klingner, Public Administration Review

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CHAPTER FOUR Myth and Folktale Publicly Available Download PDF	v
CONTRIBUTORS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Chapter 1 GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE Miles Kahler and David A. Lake Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
PART 1 Globalization and Changing Locations of Governance
Chapter 2 THE LEVERAGE OF ECONOMIC THEORIES Explaining Governance in an Internationalized Industry Lisa L. Martin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 3 POLITICAL INTEGRATION AND DISINTEGRATION IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY Michael J. Hiscox Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Chapter 4 GLOBALIZATION AND FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION Geoffrey Garrett and Jonathan Rodden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Chapter 5 GLOBALIZATION AND DEMANDS FOR REGIONAL AUTONOMY IN EUROPE Pieter Van Houten Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	110
Chapter 6 MONETARY GOVERNANCE IN A WORLD OF REGIONAL CURRENCIES Benjamin J. Cohen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Chapter 7 GOVERNING GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKETS International Responses to the Hedge-Fund Problem Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
Chapter 8 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GOVERNANCE IN SETTING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS Walter Mattli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Chapter 9 GLOBALIZATION AND INDUSTRY SELF-REGULATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	226
PART 2 Convergence in National Governance
Chapter 10 INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MOBILITY AND NATIONAL POLICY DIVERGENCE Ronald Rogowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	255
Chapter 11 GLOBALIZATION AND POLICY DIFFUSION Explaining Three Decades of Liberalization Beth A. Simmons and Zachary Elkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Chapter 12 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Global Markets, National Politics Peter Gourevitch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Chapter 13 GLOBALIZATION, INSTITUTIONS, AND CONVERGENCE Fiscal Adjustment in Europe Kathleen R. Mcnamara Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	332
PART 3 Democratic Deficits and the Problem of Accountability
Chapter 14 DEMOCRACY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND RIGHTS IN SUPRANATIONAL GOVERNANCE James A. Caporaso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Chapter 15 REDEFINING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE Robert O. Keohane and Joseph S. Nye Jr Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	386
GLOBALIZATION AND CHANGING PATTERNS OF POLITICAL AUTHORITY Miles Kahler and David A. Lake Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	412
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	481