Globalization and Institutions: Redefining the Rules of the Economic Game - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1843768534 ISBN 13 : 9781843768531

Editeur : Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2004

Synopsis

This volume investigates the relationship between economic globalization and institutions, or global governance, challenging the common assumption that globalization and institutionalization are essentially processes which exclude each other. Instead, the contributors to this book show that globalization is better perceived as a dual process of institutional change at the national level, and institution building at the transnational level. Rich, supporting empirical evidence is provided along with a theoretical conceptualization of the main actors, mechanisms and conditions involved in trickle-up and trickle-down trajectories through which national institutional systems are being transformed and transnational rules emerge.

The book collectively argues that transnational institution building is one of the most striking features of the current period of internationalization. As a consequence, debates concerning globalization and global governance have to be reformulated. The authors posit that globalization is not threatening governance, but in fact globalization reflects a particular type of governance. The dilemma, therefore, is not between globalization and institutions, but between different meanings of governance and the balance that should be reached between them.

Globalization and Institutions will be of special interest to academics and scholars of institutional economics, globalization and management. However, with its focus on two key debates for which there is clearly rising interest, many social scientists will find the book of interest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Edited by Marie-Laure Djelic, Director, Graduate Institute Geneva, Switzerland and Sigrid Quack, Professor of Sociology and Managing Director, Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1843768534
• ISBN 13: 9781843768531
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Djelic Marie-Laure, Quack Sigrid
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible