1st Edition

The IMF, the WTO & the Politics of Economic Surveillance

By Martin Edwards Copyright 2019
160 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

160 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) practice periodic surveillance of members to ensure that countries are adopting appropriate economic policies. Despite the importance of these procedures, they remain understudied by scholars. The global economic crisis has tested both organizations and brought surveillance to the forefront of policy debates.... Read more

Introduction

1. Thinking Theoretically and Empirically about Surveillance

2. A Natural History of Surveillance

3. Evaluating the Record of IMF Surveillance

4. Evaluating the Record of WTO Surveillance

5. Conclusions and Reflections

Biography

Martin S. Edwards is an Associate Professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, where he teaches classes on International Organizations and ResearchMethods. His research on the International Monetary Fund has been supported by the National Science Foundation, and he has been a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Recent articles have appeared in SAIS Review, International Studies Perspectives, Review of International Organizations, Political Research Quarterly, and Review of International Political Economy. His policy commentary has appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Open Democracy, the World Policy Journal Blog, The Hill, The Conversation, World Politics Review, and Foreign Policy in Focus. He has been a university nominee for the Carnegie/CASE US Professor of the Year.