Coping with Globalization: Cross-National Patterns in Domestic Governance and Policy Performance

How do processes of globalization evidenced by increasing cross-border flows of capital, goods, people and ideas, affect domestic governance in established countries as well as in fragile, developing societies? How do these forces influence domestic governance and national performance with respect to, for example, human rights, the fulfilment of people's basic needs, and economic growth and competitiveness? What conditions shape the effectiveness with which officials cope with external pressures and internal challenges, perhaps even enabling them to take advantage of these pressures and challenges for a few select countries? What important characteristics separate these more successful countries from those that are less successful? What policy lessons and theoretical implications can one draw from rigorous empirical research? In addition to these questions, this volume probes the interactions between domestic and international political economies, and inquires about their effects in different regional andnational contexts. The contributors seek to identify persistent patterns as well as changing trends in regard to these important questions of theory and policy by applying systematic cross-national analyses.

Ross E. Burkhart is an assistant professor of political science at Boise State University Steve Chan is a professor of political science at the University of Colorado at Boulder Karen Ferree is a PhD candidate in government at Harvard University Ronald D. Gelleny is an assistant professor at California State Universitx at Fullerton David A. Leblang is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Colorado at Boulder Susan M. McMillan is currently a senior researcher with Educational Data Systems in Morgan Hill, CA. David L. Richards is an assistant professor of political science at Missouri Southern State College Nita Rudra is a visiting scholar at the University of California San Diego's Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and the University of Southern California's School of International Relations James R. Scarritt is a professor of political science and faculty research associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder Smita Singh is a scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, and a PhD candidate in government at Harvard University