Building global democracy? : civil society and accountable global governance

"The scale, effectiveness and legitimacy of global governance lag far behind the world's needs. This path-breaking book examines how far civil society involvement provides an answer to these problems. Does civil society make global governance more democratic? Have citizen action groups rai...

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Main Author: Scholte, Jan Aart (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. : Cambridge University Press , c2011
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245 0 0 |a Building global democracy? :   |b civil society and accountable global governance   |c edited by Jan Aart Scholte 
260 |a Cambridge, U.K. :   |b Cambridge University Press ,   |c c2011 
300 |a xxv, 397 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 23 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-380) and index 
505 0 |a 1. Global governance, accountability and civil society -- 2. Civil society and accountability of the United Nations -- 3. The World Bank and democratic accountability : the role of civil society -- 4. Civil society and IMF accountability -- 5. Civil society and the WTO : contesting accountability -- 6. Civil society and accountability in the Commonwealth -- 7. The organization of the Islamic conference : accountability and civil society -- 8. Civil society and patterns of accountability in the OECD -- 9. Civil society and G8 accountability -- 10. Structuring accountability : civil society and the Asia-Europe meeting -- 11. Civil society and accountability in global governance of climate change -- 12. Civil society and accountability promotion in the global fund -- 13. Accountability in private global governance : ICANN and civil society -- 14. Civil society and the World Fair Trade Organization : developing responsive accountability 
520 |a "The scale, effectiveness and legitimacy of global governance lag far behind the world's needs. This path-breaking book examines how far civil society involvement provides an answer to these problems. Does civil society make global governance more democratic? Have citizen action groups raised the accountability of global bodies that deal with challenges such as climate change, financial crises, conflict, disease and inequality? What circumstances have promoted (or blocked) civil society efforts to make global governance institutions more democratically accountable? What could improve these outcomes in the future? The authors base their argument on studies of thirteen global institutions, including the UN,G8, WTO, ICANN and IMF. Specialists from around the world critically assess what has and has not worked in efforts to make global bodies answer to publics as well as states.Combining intellectual depth and political relevance, Building Global Democracy? will appeal to students, researchers, activists and policymakers"-- Provided by publisher 
650 0 |a Civil society 
650 0 |a Democratization 
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