World rule: accountability, legitimacy, and the design of global governance
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Main Author: Koppell, Jonathan G. S. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago University of Chicago Press ©2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
The organization of global rulemaking -- The emerging reality of global governance -- What the design of global governance organizations tells us -- The logic of global governance -- Plan of the book -- Accountability and legitimacy-authority tension in global governance -- Five concepts of accountability -- Disentangling legitimacy and authority -- Complementary and conflicting demands -- What makes GGOs different? -- Introduction to the GGO sample and GGO core characteristics -- Sorting out the universe of organizations -- GGOs included in this study -- Core characteristics of GGOs -- Structure and administration of GGOs -- Six variations in GGO structure -- Patterns of GGO structure -- Implications -- Rulemaking in global governance organizations -- Variation in GGO rulemaking -- Patterns of global rulemaking -- Implications -- The riddle of global adherence -- Variations in global adherence regime -- Patterns of GGO adherence -- Implications of adherence approach -- Interest groups and global governance -- Transnational interest group variation -- Patterns of interest group variation -- GGO authority and the satisfaction of interest groups -- Conclusion -- Cooperation and competition in global governance -- Global governance as a competitive marketplace -- Cooperation among GGOs -- Strategic behavior in the GGO environment -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: models of global governance and accountability -- Models of global governance -- Putting it all together: three models of global governance
Dilemmas from climate change to financial meltdowns make it clear that global interconnectedness is the norm in the twenty-first century. As a result, global governance organizations (GGOs)--from the World Trade Organization to the Forest Stewardship Council--have taken on prominent roles in the management of international affairs. These GGOs create and promulgate rules to address a host of pressing problems. But as World Rule reveals, they struggle to meet two challenges: building authority despite limited ability to impose sanctions and maintaining legitimacy while satisfying the demands of ke
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 359 pages)
ISBN:0226450961
9780226450964

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