Is the future 'regional' for global standards?

Thompson, Grahame F. (2005). Is the future 'regional' for global standards? Environment and Planning A, 37(11) pp. 2053–2071.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1068/a3794

URL: http://www.envplan.com/epa/abstracts/a37/a3794.htm...

Abstract

The paper concerns the formation of standard setting in respect to international economic activity. A number of different forms of standard setting are discussed, but the analysis is concentrated upon the macro context for this process. In this paper I review the issue of the convergence in institutional design and systemic patterns of economic activity as global standards are pressed onto the governance framework for international economic management. However, the analysis suggests that the international economy is developing along a distinct path towards supranational regional bloc formations rather than towards an ever more global pattern. The consequences of this shaping of the international economy for the processes of standard setting in a number of different contexts are discussed.

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