The Role of International Institutions in Globalisation
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The Role of International Institutions in Globalisation

The Challenges of Reform

9781843764694 Edward Elgar Publishing
Edited by John-ren Chen, Professor of Economic Theory and Econometrics, Department of Economic Theory, Policy and History and Director, Centre for the Study of International Institutions, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Publication Date: 2003 ISBN: 978 1 84376 469 4 Extent: 232 pp
This book presents a critical analysis of the role of international institutions and their performance in terms of justification, effectiveness and efficiency. The authors begin by discussing the controversies surrounding the Tobin Tax in the context of global governance. They move on to address important global issues where international institutions play a significant role. These include trade and FDI in relation to the WTO, and the reconciliation of order and justice in the international trading system. Further chapters investigate development issues and international institutions, most of which were not designed for the specific needs of developing countries. They assess whether international institutions can actually help to mitigate the tendency of uneven development in the global economy. Finally, the focus switches to the analysis and evaluation of one specific institution and its actions, namely, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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In an increasingly globalised world, it is becoming ever more difficult for nation states to adapt to the international consequences of market failures, government failures and global externalities without co-operation and co-ordination with other countries. In the absence of any form of world government, the most effective solution to this problem is either to create new international institutions, reform existing ones or work within the prevailing institutional framework.

This book presents a critical analysis of the role of international institutions and their performance in terms of justification, effectiveness and efficiency. The authors begin by discussing the controversies surrounding the Tobin Tax in the context of global governance. They move on to address important global issues where international institutions play a significant role. These include trade and FDI in relation to the WTO, and the reconciliation of order and justice in the international trading system. Further chapters investigate development issues and international institutions, most of which were not designed for the specific needs of developing countries. They assess whether international institutions can actually help to mitigate the tendency of uneven development in the global economy. Finally, the focus switches to the analysis and evaluation of one specific institution and its actions, namely, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

This important theoretical and empirical analysis of the problems relating to the creation, evolution and role of international institutions will be of interest and value to academics and researchers of international trade, international economics, international relations and economic development.
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Contributors: V.N. Balasubramanyam, P. Bernholz, J.-r. Chen, A.K. Dutt, P. Egger, K.S. Kim, S.-H. Kim, K. Raffer, D. Sapsford, W.S.A. Schwaiger, J. Toye
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Contents: Preface Introduction 1. Global Market, National Sovereignty and International Institutions 2. The Tobin Tax Revisited in the Context of Global Governance on Capital Markets 3. The WTO System and Foreign Direct Investment: A Policy Challenge 4. Order and Justice in the International Trade System 5. Some Proposals to Adapt International Institutions to Developmental Needs 6. Globalization, North–South Uneven Development and International Institutions 7. Comment on ‘Globalization, North–South Uneven Development and International Institutions’ 8. The Bank for International Settlements: Which Activities can be Justified from a Normative Economic Perspective? 9. Basle II: Quantitative Impact Study on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Austria 10. Basle Accord and Macroeconomic Activity Index
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