To judge Leviathan: Sovereign credit ratings, national law, and the world economy

Article Abstract:

The role of credit rating agencies in global capital markets is clarified and the host of problems that arise when their ratings are given the force of law are described along with the alternatives to the public policy dilemmas created when ratings receive a public imprimatur. Agencies designated for regulatory purposes are required to provide more nuanced ratings exposing their perceptual and ideological underpinnings and facilitating consideration of alternatives to ratings-dependent regulation.

United States, Credit ratings, Credit bureaus

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The puzzle of regulatory competition

Article Abstract:

The limitations of conventional theories, and the international regulatory competition are discussed. It further reports results achieved in terms of key concepts of regulatory competition, sequences of cooperation and competition, the role of non-unitary actors in networked regulatory action, and why regulatory competition is limited, both in the EU and in transatlantic relations.

Analysis, European Union, Industry regulations, Government regulation of business, Economic reform

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Why does the World Trade Organization appear neoliberal? The puzzle of the high incidence of guilty verdicts in WTO adjudication

Article Abstract:

Three alternatives, imperfect enforcement, asymmetric information, and domestic constraints, for the dispute settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization are presented and evaluated. According to the results, the domestic constraints are the most persuasive.

Japan, World Trade Organization, International relations, Dispute resolution (Law)

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