Convergence as adaptivity : understanding policymaking in an era of globalization /
Argues that states substitute unwanted policy changes dictated by globalization with politically feasible ones, leading to policy convergence.
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[Albany] :
State University of New York Press,
[2023]
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| גישה מקוונת: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/jj.18253987 |
תוכן הענינים:
- Intro
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: A Globalized World, yet Nationalized Policies
- The Convergence Thesis: The Market Dominates the State
- The Divergence Thesis: The State Still Matters
- A New Direction: Strategic Convergence
- An Overview of the Theoretical Framework
- Evidence from the Policy Areas Examined
- Contributions to the Literature
- Plan of the Book
- Chapter 1: Measured Adaptivity: Policy Convergence through Substitution under Globalization
- Globalization and Policy Convergence
- Problematizing the Globalization-Convergence Thesis
- Policy Adaptivity and State Capacity
- Globalization's Addition to a Constraining Policy Environment
- Policy Substitution-Induced Convergence
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: The Proliferation of Bilateral Investment Treaties and Judicial Independence
- The Politics of Judicial Independence
- The Difficulty of Sustaining Domestic Judicial Reforms
- BITs as a Policy Substitute
- The Highly Restricted Role of Domestic Courts in Investor-State Disputes
- Research Design
- Data
- Estimation
- Findings
- Robustness Checks
- The Case of Egypt
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3: Labor Rights and the Making of Preferential Trade Agreements
- Why States Form PTAs
- Globalization and Labor Protection
- PTAs as Viable Substitutes for Reductions in Labor Protection
- The Political Costliness of Reducing Labor Protection
- The High Economic Benefits and hence Lower Political Costs of Making PTAs
- Research Design
- Results
- Robustness Checks
- The Case of the China-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4: Partisanship, Labor, and Corporate Taxation
- Partisan Governments and Corporate Taxation
- Leftist Governments, Labor Rights, and Corporate Taxation under Globalization
- Lowering Labor Rights Protection Hurts Leftist Governments' Constituencies
- Cutting Corporate Tax Rates Is Economically Effective and Politically Achievable
- Research Design
- Data
- Estimator
- Findings
- Robustness Checks
- Some Anecdotal Evidence
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5: Diffused Capital Account Openness and Central Bank Independence
- Why CBI? Existing Studies
- Issues with Capital Account Openness
- CBI, Credibility, and Foreign Capital Inflows
- Research Design
- Data
- Estimation Strategy
- Findings
- Robustness Checks
- The Case of the Philippines
- Conclusion
- Conclusion: Outwitting Globalization
- Globalization Prevails?
- Rediscovering Policy Autonomy
- Globalizing International Political Economy
- Globalization and Varieties of Capitalism
- Neoliberal Economics and Policy Adaptivity
- A Recipe for Survival and Prosperity
- The Next Step?
- Notes
- References
- Index