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.