GLOBAL STANDARDS OF MARKET CIVILIZATION by Brett Bowden (Editor), Leonard Seabrooke (Editor), Louise Amoore ( 9780415459853 )

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GLOBAL STANDARDS OF MARKET CIVILIZATION

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Brett Bowden (Editor), Leonard Seabrooke (Editor), Louise Amoore

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0415459850

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Pub. date:

17 October, 2007

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RIPE Series in Global Political Economy

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272

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Investigates how global 'standards of market civilization' have emerged, their justification, and their political, economic and social impact. This book explores the idea of a 'standard of civilization', its implications for governance, and the use of such standards in political theory and economic thought, as well as its historical application.

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Global Standards of Market Civilization brings together leading scholars, representing a range of political views, to investigate how global 'standards of market civilization' have emerged, their justification, and their political, economic and social impact. Key chapters show how as the modern state system has evolved such standards have also developed, incorporating the capacity for social cooperation and self-government to which states must conform in order to fully participate as legitimate members in international society. This study analyzes their justification, and their political, economic and social impact. Civilization is a term widely used within modern political discourse its meaning, yet it is poorly understood and misused.* part I explores the idea of a 'standard of civilization', its implications for governance, and the use of such standards in political theory and economic thought, as well as its historical application * part II presents original case studies that demonstrate the emergence of such standards and explore the diffusion of liberal capitalist ideas through the global political economy and the consequences for development and governance; the International Monetary Fund's capacity to formulate a global standard of civilization in its reform programs; and problems in the development of the global trade, including the issue of intellectual property rights. This book will be of strong interest to students and scholars in wide range of fields relating to the study of globalization including: international political economy; international political theory; international relations theory; comparative political economy; international law; historical sociology; and economic history.

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