â â â  â â  â  abstract â  this paper examines the two most important current efforts to devise new rules binding all nations the negotiations in the wto of trade rules and the negotiations under the un framework convention on climate change to devise rules restricting the annual emissions of greenhouse gases. both negotiations have failed after several years of intensive effort. there are rema...

There is a crisis in multilateralism.  No major new binding rules relating to international commerce have come into force in more than 20 years.  Demands by some nations for rules in new areas are not being met. The negotiations in the WTO of trade rules and the negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change to devise rules restricting the annual emissions of greenhouse ga...

Noting that a major purpose of multilateral institutions is to deliver international public goods, this paper applies the theory and practice economics, as well papers in section, potential challenges facing these institutions. First, I show deviations from standard model fiscal decentralization are reflected experience Next, consider case one largest such institutions, World Bank, how nature g...

Using HIV/AIDS, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), and avian influenza as case studies, this paper discusses the processes and dilemmas of China's participation in health governance, both at the domestic level and the global level. Globalization has eroded the boundary between public and private health and between domestic and global health governance. In addition, the SARS outbreak of 2...

Singapore is not the only country embracing regionalism. Regionalism has already started to gain favor in the world, taking the place of multilateralism, which is often seen as merely a version of the WTO and is therefore thwarted by an abundance of negative baggage. But Singapore, a small state, often feels the need for more room to explore bilateral FTAs, as its relationship with larger econo...