ISBN:
9780415375450
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (268 p.)
Series Statement:
Routledge / RIPE Studies in Global Political Economy, v. 19 v.v. 19
Parallel Title:
Print version Global Standards of Market Civilization
DDC:
303.482
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
This new book brings together a diverse range of 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
Description / Table of Contents:
Book Cover; Half-Title; Series-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Series Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Civilizing markets through global standards; Part I: Conceptual history; 2. Civilization, standards, and markets; 3. Civilizing peoples through state citizenship and democracy; 4. Civilizing market standards and the moral self; 5. Civilizing the global economy: Racism and the continuity of Anglo-Saxon imperialism; 6. Civilizing the bad: Ethical problems with neo-liberal approaches to corruption; Part II: Contemporary cases
Description / Table of Contents:
7. Civilizing techniques: Transparency International and the spread of anti-corruption8. Civilizing international monetary systems; 9. Civilizing labor markets: The World Bank in Central Asia; 10. Civilizing through transparency: The International Monetary Fund; 11. Civilizing global capital markets: Room to groove?; 12. Civilizing tax havens; 13. Civilizing drugs: Intellectual property rights in global pharmaceutical markets; 14. Civilizing global trade: Alterglobalizers and the 'Double Movement'; Conclusion
Description / Table of Contents:
15. Civilizing global market standards: Double-edged discourses and their policy implicationsBibliography; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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