Rethinking International Organisation

Deregulation and Global Governance

Barbara Emadi-Coffin

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2003
• eBook ISBN: 9781134646135
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The function of the state as a symbol of identity has become increasingly important as major powers of the pre-Cold War era have given way to self-determination. The conventional role of the state has, however, simultaneously been challenged by the process of globalisation which transcends such national boundaries.
Barbara Emadi-Coffin seeks to explain this contradiction through a radical new theory. There are now 37, 000 multinational corporations in the world, many of which are increasingly seen as being among the new centres of political and economic power. Barbara Emadi-Coffin analyses the increasing interaction of multinational corporations, international organizations and transnational interest groups, such as Greenpeace and Amnesty International, in processes of the global political economy.
Using examples of the free trade zones in Korea, the UK and the People's Republic of China, the author demonstrates these interactions. In so doing, she challenges prevailing notions surrounding International Organization theory.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• List of tables and figures
• Acknowledgments
• List of abbreviations
• 1 Introduction: theorizing global governance
• 2 Reconstructing a theory of international organization
• 3 Reconstructing international regulation
• 4 Economic liberalization in comparative perspective: deregulation or re-regulation?
• 5 Free trade zone policies in the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the People’s Republic of China
• 6 International and global regulation and free trade zones
• 7 Conclusion: deregulation and global governance
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index