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This book reviews bureau-type organizations delivering network goods, documenting how most global institutions greatly improved their effectiveness during the last few decades. In the current globalized world, the design and choice of appropriate institutional rules and procedures can result in effective and democratic global government.
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Who Rules
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How They Rule
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Conclusion
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Reviews
“What is democracy if national
governments must bow to specialized global agencies? Colomer superbly
demonstrates that we already face faceless dispersed regulation that is even
stronger than a unified 'world government' would be. And he offers intriguing
insights into what this means for the world's democratic institutions.” (Rein Taagepera, Professor of Political
Science, University of California - Irvine, USA)
“In this thoughtful and thought-provoking book, Josep Colomer demonstrates that effective institutions of global governance exist. A single world government is neither possible nor desirable. But it is also unnecessary. Instead, a number of effective institutions already carry out essential functions of world governance. Moreover, in spite of worries about "democratic deficits", those institutions are able to meet the essential requirements of an effective democracy: representation, competence, consensus, and accountability.” (Martin Wolf, Chief economics commentator at the Financial Times)
“In this thoughtful and thought-provoking book, Josep Colomer demonstrates that effective institutions of global governance exist. A single world government is neither possible nor desirable. But it is also unnecessary. Instead, a number of effective institutions already carry out essential functions of world governance. Moreover, in spite of worries about "democratic deficits", those institutions are able to meet the essential requirements of an effective democracy: representation, competence, consensus, and accountability.” (Martin Wolf, Chief economics commentator at the Financial Times)
About the author
Josep M. Colomer is Research Professor in Political Economy at Georgetown University, USA. Colomer is a life member of the American Political Science Association and a member by election of the Academy of Europe.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: How Global Institutions Rule the World
Authors: Josep M. Colomer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137475084
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Josep M. Colomer 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-47507-7Published: 19 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-50173-1Published: 19 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-47508-4Published: 19 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 219
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Relations, Political Science, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, Diplomacy, Globalization