Büthe, Tim.

The new global rulers : the privatization of regulation in the world economy / Tim Büthe and Walter Mattli. - Oxford ; Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2011. - xvii, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-288) and index.

The rise of private regulation in the world economy -- Private nonmarket rule-making in context : a typology of global regulation -- Institutional complementarity theory -- Private regulators in global financial markets : institutional structure and complementarity in accounting regulation -- The politics of setting standards for financial reporting -- Private regulators in global product markets : institutional structure and complementarity in product regulation -- The politics of nuts and bolts : and nanotechnology : ISO and IEC standard-setting for global product markets -- Contributions to the theoretical debates in political science, sociology, law and economics -- Conclusions and implications for global governance -- Appendix 1 : Financial reporting standards survey : additional survey results -- Appendix 2 : Product standards survey : additional survey results -- Appendix 3 : Survey methods.

9780691144795 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0691144796 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9781400838790 (ebook) 1400838797 (ebook)

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Commercial policy--International cooperation.
Foreign trade regulation.
International finance.
Standardization--International cooperation.
Complementarity (International law)

HF1411 / .B88 2011

382.3 / BUT-N 565