Judge Knot: Politics and Development in International Investment Law

by Todd Tucker

Book Overview

In recent decades, international legal constraints have shifted far beyond the national border. International lenders' structural adjustment programs require states to slash budgets, privatize public enterprises and cut pensions. Trade agreements have shifted from locking in low tariffs to forbidding policies that today's rich countries used to climb up the developmental ladder. This suite of neoliberal policies has been labeled the "golden straitjacket"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783087919
• ISBN13: 9781783087914
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"