Global Economic Institutions

ISBN-13: 9780415323499 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 336 str.

Willem Molle;Molle Willem

Opis

Critically examining global economic institutions, this text presents a 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 (such as the WTO, IMF and UNEP) have on areas such as finance, the environment and transport.

Spis treści

1. Introduction PART I: The problem: Globalization and its effects 2. The dynamics of globalization 3. Coping with the effects of globalization PART II: The solution: International institutions 4. The provision of public goods 5. Types of institutions and their dynamics 6. Main organizations PART III: Solving problems in practice: The global regimes approach 7. Trade in goods and services 8. Finance 9. Environment 10. Transport and telecommunication PART IV: Evaluation and outlook 11. Complementing the system 12. Evaluation and outlook

O autorze

Willem Molle is Professor at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands and is Chairman of the Board of Management of ECORYS Research and Consulting.