This paper explores the origins and trajectory of the Washington Consensus–the ideas
associated with the developing countries' move to free markets in the 1980s and 1990s. I …

The role of international law in global politics is as poorly understood as it is important. But
how can the international legal regime encourage states to respect human rights? Given that …

Background The term international institution has been used over the course of the last few
decades to refer to a broad range of phenomena. In the early postwar years, these words …

Building on economic geography and knowledge-based theory, I argue that pro-market
reforms augment the profitability of firms by increasing their competitiveness and market …

Why do law reforms spread around the world in waves? Leading theories argue that
international networks of technocratic elites develop orthodox solutions that they …

" This book challenges the oft-cited belief that the Montreal Protocol remains an exemplary
global environmental agreement. Through a sociological analysis of the political decision …

Based on institutional theory, I extend research on the regulative role of national government
in society and suggest that government exerts important influences on firms' actions through …

The process of policy diffusion is gaining increasing attention among social scientists.
Following world society theory, a burgeoning literature reports a positive relationship …

Do international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) lessen the need for states to
provide their own services? In the case of health, many assume that INGOs limit health …

It is now widely recognized that regulatory failures contributed to the onset of the global
financial crisis. Redressing such failures has, thus, been a key policy priority in the post …