1. Introduction: international organization and US power; Part I. Theory: 2. A theory of international organization; 3. A model of informal governance; Part II. Cases: 4. Informal governance in the IMF; 5. The World Trade Organization; 6. The European Union; Part III. Hypotheses: 7. Access to IMF resources; 8. Conditionality under IMF programs; 9. Enforcement; 10. Conclusions.
This book argues that informal state power explains the institutional design, performance shortcomings and legitimacy problems in international organizations.
Randall W. Stone is Professor of Political Science at the University of Rochester. He is the author of Lending Credibility: The International Monetary Fund and the Post-Communist Transition (2002) and Satellites and Commissars: Strategy and Conflict in the Politics of Soviet-Bloc Trade (1996). His articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, the Review of International Organizations and Global Environmental Politics.
'Controlling Institutions develops an original and persuasive
theory about informal governance and power in world politics.
Anyone who wants to understand how international organizations
really operate should read this book.' Robert O. Keohane, Princeton
University
'The United States has long exercised disproportionate power within
key international institutions. In this rigorous and compelling
account, Randall Stone explains, for the first time, the sources of
America's informal influence over global governance.' Miles Kahler,
Rohr Professor of Pacific International Relations, University of
California, San Diego
'Cogently combining innovative theory, statistical analysis, and
case studies, Stone pries open the black box of how the United
States has gained so much influence over the behavior of
international organizations such as the IMF.' Thomas D. Willett,
Horton Professor of Economics at The Claremont Colleges
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