Globalization and Institutions - Redefining the Rules of the Economic Game (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	New Horizons in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics series
Release date:	March 2004
Editors:	Marie-Laure Djelic • Sigrid Quack
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-84376-853-1
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General
LSN:	1-84376-853-4
Barcode:	9781843768531

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