Publication

2008-02-29 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

82,000 words, Guess

Page Count

328 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007038850
  • Goodreads1799997

Classifications

  • LCCK3830.S36 2008

Description

Are foreign investors the privileged citizens of a new constitutional order that guarantees rates of return on investment interests? Schneiderman explores the linkages between a new investment rules regime and state constitutions - between a constitution-like regime for the protection of foreign investment and the constitutional projects of national states. The investment rules regime, as in classical accounts of constitutionalism, considers democratically authorized state action as inherently suspect. Despite the myriad purposes served by constitutionalism, the investment rules regime aims solely to enforce limits, both inside and outside of national constitutional systems, beyond which citizen-driven politics will be disabled. Drawing on contemporary and historical case studies, the author argues that any transnational regime should encourage innovation, experimentation, and the capacity to imagine alternative futures for managing the relationship between politics and markets. These objectives have been best accomplished via democratic institutions operating at national, sub-national, and local levels.

Description

"David Schneiderman explores the linkages between a new investment rules regime and state constitutions - between a constitution-like regime for the protection of foreign investment and the constitutional projects of national states. The investment rules regime, as in classical accounts of constitutionalism, considers democratically authorized state action as inherently suspect. Drawing on contemporary and historical case studies, the author argues that any transnational regime should encourage innovation, experimentation, and the capacity to imagine alternative futures for managing the relationship between politics and markets. These objectives have been best accomplished via democratic institutions operating at national, sub-national, and local levels."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Constitutionalizing Economic Globalization: Investment Rules and Democracy's Promise (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society)PaperbackCambridge University Press2008-02-29

Reader Reviews

No reviews yet for this book.

Be the first to share your thoughts!