This book addresses the consequences of legitimacy in global governance, in particular
asking: when and how do legitimacy crises affect international organizations (IOs) and their …

The much hyped rise of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) has lately
been met with equally fervent declarations of their demise. Amid slowing growth in many of …

Nimble trade and industrial policy is essential for Least-Developed Countries (LDCs) to
thrive in a world of global value chains (GVCs).“Adaptive states” in LDCs need to create and …

Existing theories make divergent predictions about the impact of new powers on the global
political economy. Some argue that a more even distribution of power will erode …

Great powers routinely face demands to take on special responsibilities to address major
concerns in global affairs, and often gain special rights for doing so. These areas include …

Abstract The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) lay the foundations for supporting
global health and international development work for the next 15 years. Thirty years ago, the …

Food insecurity and the double burden of malnutrition have emerged as prevailing global
health challenges of the twenty-first century. These have been influenced by trade policy …

Constructing multilateral rules to govern trade in agricultural goods has been notoriously
difficult. What success there has been relied on linking liberalization in agriculture to broader …

For a long time, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been seen as the privileged
multilateral regime to regulate trade. However, given its slow progress in negotiating new …

The conclusion of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Buenos Aires ministerial
conference (10–13 December 2017) was immediately celebrated and derided in equal …