Please answer one of the following questions. If possible, please respond to posts containing answers to the question you did not select.
(a) Who are the more powerful and influential “master’s” – states, or organizations like the WTO and IMF?
(b) Are the roles and compositions of international financial institutions changing as a result of the global economic crisis? How so?
Note: the objective is not to repeat and agree with one article in this forum – there is no “correct” answer to this question. The best answers will be well-supported with citations from our readings and display critiques of key points. We should end up with a healthy debate!
6 | On Masters and Servants: States and International Financial Institutions | CO-4: Distinguish how the theories of liberalism, realism, and constructivism explain the operations of organizations and economic structures of the international system | Copelovitch (2010) Master or servant?
Porter (2009)Why international institutions matter
Serin and Oktay (2012) Debates on a new international financial system
Urbaczka and Vaubel (2013)
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Note: the objective is not to repeat and agree with one article in this forum – there is no “correct” answer to this question. The best answers will be well-supported with citations from our readings and display critiques of key points. We should end up with a healthy debate!