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OverviewIn order to understand international economic regulations, it is essential to understand the variation in competing corporations' interests. Political science theories have neglected the role of individual firms as causal actors. Theories of institutions have neglected to examine the creation of business law. Economic theories have neglected to apply concepts of asset specificity to social regulations in competitive industries. This book aims to fill these voids with a company-based explanation. Its theoretical findings open a 'black box' in the literature on international political economy and elucidate a source of regulatory differences and similarities.Counter-intuitive case studies reveal how business and governments actually interact. They also contribute to both sides of current debates over corporate social responsibility. They examine diverse topics including offshore finance, flags-of-convenience, CFC production, capital requirements, the importation and sale of 'dolphin-lethal' tuna, and the advertising of infant formulae. By exploring powerful corporations' investment profiles and regulatory strategies, this book explains why globalization sometimes results in a 'race to the bottom', sometimes in higher common regulations, and sometimes in regulations that differ between countries. Uniquely, it then explains which regulatory outcome is likely to occur under specified conditions. The explanation incorporates economics, political science, studies of regulatory capture, and examinations of transaction costs, firms' regulatory strategies, and the roles international institutions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dale D. Murphy (, Assistant Professor, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 24.10cm Weight: 0.610kg ISBN: 9780199267514ISBN 10: 0199267510 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 22 January 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsPART I: INTRODUCTION 1: The Puzzle, An Explanation, and Theoretical Foundations PART II: LOWER COMMON DENOMINATOR 2: Shipping Flags-of-Convenience 3: Offshore Finance PART III: HIGHER COMMON DENOMINATOR 4: Montreal Protocol on Chlorofluorocarbons 5: Basle Accord on Capital Adequacy PART IV: HETEROGENEITY 6: Mexican Tuna-Dolphin 7: U.S. Infant Formula Marketing PART V: CONCLUSION 8: Evidence from the Case Studies, and Implications BibliographyReviews<br> A coherent theoretical statement about when, and under what conditions, states will dismantle regulations, harmonize them to the highest level, or allow heterogeneous regulations to prevail. What sets Murphy's book apart from other political science scholarship in this area is that he abandons the assumption that corporations have monolithic regulatory preferences, and instead unpacks the black box of the corporation. <br>--Perspectives on Politics<p><br> .,. a coherent theoretical statement about when, and under what conditions, states will dismantle regulations, harmonize them to the highest level, or allow heterogeneous regulations to prevail. What sets Murphy's book apart from other political science scholarship in this area is that he abandons the assumption that corporations have monolithic regulatory preferences, and instead unpacks the black box of the corporation. --Perspectives on Politics<br> Author InformationDale D. Murphy is Assistant Professor at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Washington DC. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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