The Politics of Global Regulation

by Walter Mattli

Book Overview

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. In whose interest is the global economy being regulated? Under what conditions can global regulation be made to serve broader interests? This is the first book to examine systematically how and why such hijacking or "regulatory capture" happens, and how it can be averted.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069113961X
• ISBN13: 9780691139616
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"