Professor Sol Picciotto is Emeritus Professor of Law at Lancaster University Law School.

'This book provides insight into global corporate capitalism's development and its contemporary governance … the argument is carefully constructed through detailed accounts of salient developments in the history of the global economy over a substantial period of time. That such an enormous area of investigation is covered in a meticulous manner without any loss of focus by the author (or indeed this non-specialist reader) is testament to both the depth of knowledge that is conveyed and the manner in which it is expressed … the book succeeds within its own terms: in providing a historical contextualization of the central features and institutions of the regulation of contemporary corporate capitalism; in highlighting the role of lawyers in shaping its development and contemporary governance; and in raising concerns regarding its implications for legitimacy and accountability, aims which are accomplished expertly.' Journal of Law and Society

• 1. Transformations of global governance; 2. Liberal internationalism: strengths and limits; 3. From interdependence to fragmentation; 4. Corporations and competition; 5. Corporate rights and responsibilities; 6. International taxation; 7. Regulation of international finance; 8. The WTO as a node of global governance; 9. Intellectual property rights; 10. Law and legitimacy in networked governance.

Professor Sol Picciotto is Emeritus Professor of Law at Lancaster University Law School.

'This book provides insight into global corporate capitalism's development and its contemporary governance … the argument is carefully constructed through detailed accounts of salient developments in the history of the global economy over a substantial period of time. That such an enormous area of investigation is covered in a meticulous manner without any loss of focus by the author (or indeed this non-specialist reader) is testament to both the depth of knowledge that is conveyed and the manner in which it is expressed … the book succeeds within its own terms: in providing a historical contextualization of the central features and institutions of the regulation of contemporary corporate capitalism; in highlighting the role of lawyers in shaping its development and contemporary governance; and in raising concerns regarding its implications for legitimacy and accountability, aims which are accomplished expertly.' Journal of Law and Society

• 1. Transformations of global governance; 2. Liberal internationalism: strengths and limits; 3. From interdependence to fragmentation; 4. Corporations and competition; 5. Corporate rights and responsibilities; 6. International taxation; 7. Regulation of international finance; 8. The WTO as a node of global governance; 9. Intellectual property rights; 10. Law and legitimacy in networked governance.

Professor Sol Picciotto is Emeritus Professor of Law at Lancaster University Law School.

'This book provides insight into global corporate capitalism's development and its contemporary governance … the argument is carefully constructed through detailed accounts of salient developments in the history of the global economy over a substantial period of time. That such an enormous area of investigation is covered in a meticulous manner without any loss of focus by the author (or indeed this non-specialist reader) is testament to both the depth of knowledge that is conveyed and the manner in which it is expressed … the book succeeds within its own terms: in providing a historical contextualization of the central features and institutions of the regulation of contemporary corporate capitalism; in highlighting the role of lawyers in shaping its development and contemporary governance; and in raising concerns regarding its implications for legitimacy and accountability, aims which are accomplished expertly.' Journal of Law and Society

• 1. Transformations of global governance; 2. Liberal internationalism: strengths and limits; 3. From interdependence to fragmentation; 4. Corporations and competition; 5. Corporate rights and responsibilities; 6. International taxation; 7. Regulation of international finance; 8. The WTO as a node of global governance; 9. Intellectual property rights; 10. Law and legitimacy in networked governance.