Global Standard of Market Civilization

Global standards call upon us to change the individual, the society, the state, and the international system. Global standards of market civilization have ramifications from the macro-level of international institutions to the micro-level of personal well-being. This unique volume interrogates the way that civilizational standards are encouraging social, political and cultural conformity among states in an economically globalized world. Navigating the conceptual history of 'standards of civilization,' a diverse range of authors investigate the idea of markets as civilizers of individuals, societies, states, and relations between states. The conceptual framework is brought to bear on empirical cases that discuss how the world's powerful international economic institutions generate policy standards (IMF, WTO, OECD and others), as well as the capacity of those on the receiving end to conform, resist and exploit them. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of globalization; international political economy; comparative political economy; economic history; political theory; governance; international relations and international law.Bowden, Brett is the author of 'Global Standard of Market Civilization ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780415375450 and ISBN 0415375452.