The politics of global regulation

By Walter Mattli, Ngaire Woods

Subjects: 343/.087, K3943 .p65 2009, General, Social sciences -> political science -> international relations & foreign policy, Professional, career & trade -> law -> law, Globalization, International economic integration, Social sciences -> political science -> globalization, Business & economics -> economics -> international economics, International trade, Foreign trade regulation, Economics, International

Description: "Regulation by public and private organizations can be hijacked by special interests or small groups of powerful firms, and nowhere is this easier than at the global level ... This is the first book to examine systematically how and why such hijacking or 'regulatory capture' happens, and how it can be averted."--Page [iv] of cover.