World Rule: Accountability, Legitimacy, and the Design of Global Governance (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226450995)

Dilemmas from climate change to financial meltdowns make it clear that global interconnectedness is the norm in the twenty-first century. As a result, global governance organizations (GGOs)-from the World Trade Organization to the Forest Stewardship Council-have taken on prominent roles in the management of international affairs. These GGOs create and promulgate rules to address a host of pressing problems. But as World Rule reveals, they struggle to meet two challenges: building authority despite limited ability to impose sanctions and maintaining legitimacy while satisfying the demands of key constituencies whose support is essential to a global rulemaking regime.

Through a novel empirical study of twenty-five GGOs, Jonathan GS Koppell provides a clearer picture of the compromises within and the competition among these influential institutions by focusing attention on their organizational design. Analyzing four aspects of GGO organization in depth-representation and administration, the rulemaking process, adherence and enforcement, and interest group participation-Koppell describes variation systemically, identifies patterns, and offers explanations that link GGO design to the fundamental challenge of accountability in global governance.

Author: Jonathan Gs Koppell
ISBN-10: 0226450996
ISBN-13: 9780226450995
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2010
Pages: 376
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2011