by Daniel DreznerThe EconomistAll Politics Is Global: Explaining International Regulatory Regimes
Mr Drezner believes that what really matter [in determining the development of international regulatory regimes] are the domestic preferences of powerful governments: "States make the rules." This directly contradicts Thomas Friedman's flat-world notion that globalisation has emasculated the state. Mr Friedman's ideas--such as that capitalists worldwide now form an "electronic herd" that tramples down borders--are, according to Mr Drezner, "simple, pithy and wrong". As evidence, Mr Drezner provides case studies ranging from internet protocols to anti-retroviral drugs. He shows that "great powers cajole and coerce those who disagree with them into accepting the same rulebook."my own way to thank the Economist for the reviewThe World Is Flat The Lexus and the Olive TreeNew York Times political scientistseconomistssociologistslots of criticshugeAll Politics Is Global andOpen U.