Global Diffusion of Markets and Democracy (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Simmons, Beth A.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The diffusion of markets and democracy around the world was a defining feature of the late twentieth century. Many social scientists view this economic and political liberalization as the product of independent choices by national governments. This book argues that policy and political changes were influenced heavily by prior actions of external actors: not just other governments, but international organizations and communities of experts. Drawing together insights from economics, sociology, political science and international relations, the contributors focus on four mechanisms by which markets and democracy have diffused through interdependent decision-making: coercion and the impact of powerful countries and international actors; economic competition for markets and investment; learning from experiences of other countries; and emulation among countries. These mechanisms are tested empirically using sophisticated quantitative techniques in areas as diverse as capital account and investment policy, human rights and democratization, and government downsizing, privatization and taxation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. März 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511380327
• Artikelnr.: 38211613

Autorenporträt

Beth Simmons is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs in the Department of Government and Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.
Frank Dobbin is Professor of Sociology at Harvard University.
Geoffrey Garrett is President of the Pacific Council on International Policy and Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the diffusion of liberalization Beth Simmons, Frank Dobbin
and Geoffrey Garrett; 2. Tax policy in an era of internationalization: an
assessment of a conditional diffusion model of the spread of neoliberalism
Duane Swank; 3. The decision to privatize: economists and the construction
of ideas and policies Bruce Kogut and J. Muir Macpherson; 4. The
international diffusion of public sector downsizing: network emulation and
theory-driven learning Chang Kil Lee and David Strang; 5. Global ideology
and voter sentiment as determinants of international financial
liberalization Dennis P. Quinn and A. Maria Toyoda; 6. Competing for
capital: the diffusion of bilateral investment treaties, 1960¿2000 Zachary
Elkins, Andrew T. Guzman and Beth A. Simmons; 7. Diffusion and the spread
of democratic institutions Kristian Skrede Gleditsch and Michael D. Ward;
8. World society and human rights: an event history analysis of the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
Christine Min Wotipka and Francisco O. Ramirez; 9. Conclusion Geoffrey
Garrett, Frank Dobbin and Beth Simmons.