How Global Institutions Rule the World

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
World Government Is Here....Pages 3-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Network Goods Are Served by Simple Bureaus....Pages 17-30
Unanimity Rule Failed to Make the World More Secure....Pages 31-36
A Great-Powers’ Directorate has Averted the Third World War....Pages 37-48
Weights and Coalitions for Finance and Development....Pages 49-60
Equal Vote Does Not Favor Global Trade....Pages 61-70
The World’s Self-Appointed Steering Committee....Pages 71-83
Front Matter....Pages 85-85
Domestic Politics Does Not Make Policy....Pages 87-99
Global Representation Requires Rotation of Countries....Pages 101-111
Effective Decisions Are Made by Means of Weighted Votes....Pages 113-122
Expert Rulers Replace Politicians and Diplomats....Pages 123-136
Policy Consensus Is Built with More Ideas Than Votes....Pages 137-144
Nonelectoral Accountability is Based on Performance and Values....Pages 145-158
Front Matter....Pages 159-159
Can Global Democracy Exist?....Pages 161-174
Back Matter....Pages 175-219