Regulating international business : beyond liberalization
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Regulating international business : beyond liberalization
Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1999
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- : uk : pbk
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: us ISBN 9780312225872
Description
This timely book points the way towards a new positive regulatory framework for international investment following the failure of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). It examines the flaws in free-market strategies underpinning the recent phase of globalization, in particular drawing out the lessons from the MAI, which was suspended in October 1998. The authors explore an alternative based on a positive regulatory framework for international business aimed at maximizing the positive contribution to development of foreign investment and minimizing its negative social and environmental impacts. The contributors include academics, researchers for non-governmental organizations, and business and trade-union representatives, writing from a combination of economic, legal and political perspectives. The book combines academic analysis with grass-roots and practical experience, and suggests concrete policy proposals.
Table of Contents
- Preface Notes on Contributors Glossary Introduction: What Rules for the World Economy?
- S.Picciotto PART I: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION AND LIBERALIZATION Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries
- V.Balasubramanyam A Brief History of Business Regulation
- P.Muchlinski Defending the Legacy of Rio: The Civil Society Campaign against the MAI
- N.Mabey A Critical Assessment of the MAI
- S. Picciotto PART II: BROADENING THE AGENDA The Implications of the MAI for Natural Resource and Land Use
- L.Tshuma Improving Investor Accountability
- D.Ayine & J.Werksman Transfer of Technology and Competition Policy in the Context of a Possible Multilateral Investment Agreement
- P.Roffe Stabilizing Capital Flows to Developing Countries: The Role of Regulation
- S.Griffith-Jones Labour Regulation in Internationalized Markets
- B.Hepple PART III: THE INTERACTION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL REGULATION Voluntary Codes and Labour Standards
- N.Kearney The Role of Voluntary Codes of Conduct and Regulation - a Retailer's View
- P.Fridd & J.Sainsbury Regulating TNCs: The Role of Voluntary and Governmental Approaches
- R.Mayne PART IV: THE POLITICS OF ACCOUNTABILITY NGOs, Global Civil Society and Global Economic Regulation
- R.O'Brien Index
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: uk : hard ISBN 9780333776773
Description
The suspension of the negotiations for the proposed Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) in October 1998 marked a turning-point in the international debate and negotiations on liberalization. The MAI's failure followed a world-wide grassroots campaign that exposed its flaws and made it difficult for governments to win the necessary domestic political support. As a result future negotiations for international economic agreements will need to address public concerns and consider new approaches. This timely book offers proposals for a new positive regulatory framework for international business aimed at reducing poverty and promoting sustainable development. It examines the flaws in neo liberal strategies underpinning the recent phase of globalization, especially the lessons from the MAI. The book combines academic analysis with practical experience. Contributors include academics, researchers for non-governmental organizations and business and trade-union representatives, writing from a combination of economic, legal and political perspectives.
Table of Contents
- Preface Notes on Contributors Glossary Introduction: What Rules for the World Economy?
- S.Picciotto PART I: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION AND LIBERALIZATION Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries
- V.Balasubramanyam A Brief History of Business Regulation
- P.Muchlinski Defending the Legacy of Rio: The Civil Society Campaign against the MAI
- N.Mabey A Critical Assessment of the MAI
- S. Picciotto PART II: BROADENING THE AGENDA The Implications of the MAI for Natural Resource and Land Use
- L.Tshuma Improving Investor Accountability
- D.Ayine & J.Werksman Transfer of Technology and Competition Policy in the Context of a Possible Multilateral Investment Agreement
- P.Roffe Stabilizing Capital Flows to Developing Countries: The Role of Regulation
- S.Griffith-Jones Labour Regulation in Internationalized Markets
- B.Hepple PART III: THE INTERACTION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL REGULATION Voluntary Codes and Labour Standards
- N.Kearney The Role of Voluntary Codes of Conduct and Regulation - a Retailer's View
- P.Fridd & J.Sainsbury Regulating TNCs: The Role of Voluntary and Governmental Approaches
- R.Mayne PART IV: THE POLITICS OF ACCOUNTABILITY NGOs, Global Civil Society and Global Economic Regulation
- R.O'Brien Index
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: uk : pbk ISBN 9780333776780
Description
This timely book points the way towards a new positive regulatory framework for international investment following the failure of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI). It examines the flaws in free-market strategies underpinning the recent phase of globalization, in particular drawing out the lessons from the MAI, which was suspended in October 1998. The authors explore an alternative based on a positive regulatory framework for international business aimed at maximizing the positive contribution to development of foreign investment and minimizing its negative social and environmental impacts. The contributors include academics, researchers for non-governmental organizations, and business and trade-union representatives, writing from a combination of economic, legal and political perspectives. The book combines academic analysis with grass-roots and practical experience, and suggests concrete policy proposals.
Table of Contents
- Preface Notes on Contributors Glossary Introduction: What Rules for the World Economy?
- S.Picciotto PART I: INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT PROTECTION AND LIBERALIZATION Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries
- V.Balasubramanyam A Brief History of Business Regulation
- P.Muchlinski Defending the Legacy of Rio: The Civil Society Campaign against the MAI
- N.Mabey A Critical Assessment of the MAI
- S. Picciotto PART II: BROADENING THE AGENDA The Implications of the MAI for Natural Resource and Land Use
- L.Tshuma Improving Investor Accountability
- D.Ayine & J.Werksman Transfer of Technology and Competition Policy in the Context of a Possible Multilateral Investment Agreement
- P.Roffe Stabilizing Capital Flows to Developing Countries: The Role of Regulation
- S.Griffith-Jones Labour Regulation in Internationalized Markets
- B.Hepple PART III: THE INTERACTION OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL REGULATION Voluntary Codes and Labour Standards
- N.Kearney The Role of Voluntary Codes of Conduct and Regulation - a Retailer's View
- P.Fridd & J.Sainsbury Regulating TNCs: The Role of Voluntary and Governmental Approaches
- R.Mayne PART IV: THE POLITICS OF ACCOUNTABILITY NGOs, Global Civil Society and Global Economic Regulation
- R.O'Brien Index
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