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Governing Financial Markets by International Standards

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New Modes of Governance in the Global System

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Standards are on the rise. Global regulation often now takes the form of standard-setting. Presently, standards are no longer limited to issues of technology; they have started to address all kinds of public policy issues. Standards now shape the way firms manage their financial risks and seek to avoid damage to the natural environment, the way schools and universities seek to educate, and even how countries should best design their social policy.

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  1. London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

    Mathias Koenig-Archibugi

  2. Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

    Michael Zürn

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Kerwer, D. (2006). Governing Financial Markets by International Standards. In: Koenig-Archibugi, M., Zürn, M. (eds) New Modes of Governance in the Global System. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230372887_4

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