Globalization and Law or Global Public Goods

Globalization and Law: Trade, Rights, War

Author: Adam Gearey

Globalized law brings together disparate strands of study including international political economy, human rights law, and the law of war. Globalization and Law examines international institutions including the WTO, the World Bank, and the IMF and shows how they are linked to the politics of world markets and the politics of war. The book looks at these interactions at the micro level where globalized law can be seen in action, from the politics of oil and human rights in Nigeria to the current war in Iraq and the claim of a just war fought for human rights. Looking at the fate of people worldwide in the context of trends in economic development, the exploitation of human rights regimes, and supposedly humanitarian interventions, we see that many are unhomed by the forces of globalization. Whose humanity lies behind the claims to human rights? Whose interests are best served by the market? Can we ever go home again?

Table of Contents:

1	Between the wars : toward a jurisprudence of the global	1
2	Fragments out of the deluge : Nigeria, oil, rights	33
3	The honor of a pauper's oath : the institutions of the international economic legal order	59
4	The continuing impasse : a genealogy of development law	89
5	War, rights, development, and the market : the retreat of humanity	115
	Conclusion : "let the despicable ones be despised"	139

See also: Conducendo con la bont� : Come la buona gente ottiene costantemente i risultati superiori

Global Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st Century

Author: Inge Kaul

Globalization does not have to entail a loss of sovereignty. Indeed, if the proper policies are adopted, it can strengthen that sovereignty. But to manage globalization requires that we recognize the importance of global public goods. The essays here suggest innovative and practical strategies to ensure a more reliable supply of these public goods - such as environmental sustainability, market efficiency, equity, health, knowledge or peace. The book's intent is to take the concept of global public goods out of the rarified circle of micro-economists and pass it as a practical tool into the hands of those who on a daily basis struggle with global policy challenges and crises. Global Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st Century is for political leaders, offering concrete ideas on adjusting policymaking to the new realities. It is for students of economics and political science, proposing a definition of global public goods and exploring its applicability to a wide range of issues. It is for the development community, identifying innovative approaches to North-South cooperation. And it is for business and civil society, underscoring the need for a new tripartism in international policymaking.

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Twenty-one contributions make the case<-->with implications for foreign aid<-->that the nonrivalry and nonexcludability tests of a public good can be applied at the global level to market efficiency, environment and cultural heritage, health, information, and peace. The glossary covers terms from "club good" to "transaction costs." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)