The Governance Gauge: Transnational Governance & its Limits

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This volume explores a variety of forms of transnational private governance where non-state actors cooperate across borders to establish rules and standards accepted as legitimate by other agents. It is a joint academic work under Routledge, and is written in an academic tone which sometimes veers into humorous asides. The book’s main subject is various forms of self-regulation, primarily in the legislative, cyberspace, mediation, and financial fields. The book is split in 5 chapters.

Chapter 1 goes into self-governance in the private financial sector, 2 regards TNC interests in ecological and worker rights, 3 explains the status of private governance in the digital world, 4 defines regional integration, and 5 concludes the book.

Creators of zones and societies will primarily be interested in the best practices examined in chapters 1 and 2, as well as the zone creation that is touched on in chapter 4.

Policymakers and analysts can gain massive insights from chapters 3 and 4 about how to follow through on new governance innovations and prepare for the future of decentralized governance.

Scholars and experts might find the book lacking in insight, but the relevant bibliography of the tome is worth perusing for those interested in emerging governance model statistics.

The book can be purchased here.