World Rule: Accountability, Legitimacy, and the Design of Global Governance

Global governance organizations (GGOs)-from the World Trade Organization to the Forest Stewardship Council-play a prominent role in the management of international affairs as they create and promulgate rules to address a host of pressing problems. But a World Rule reveals, they struggle to meet two challenges: building authority despite limited ability to impose sanctions and maintaining legitimacy while satisfying the demands of key constituencies whose support is essential to a global rul...