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"Much of the existing accounts assume that investment treaties affect national governance. However, how exactly this happens has been subject to little analysis. Conventional accounts presume that these treaties improve national governance, leading to good governance and the rule of law for all...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge studies in international and comparative law ;
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"Much of the existing accounts assume that investment treaties affect national governance. However, how exactly this happens has been subject to little analysis. Conventional accounts presume that these treaties improve national governance, leading to good governance and the rule of law for all. Critical accounts charge that investment treaties unduly empower foreign investors and cause a regulatory chill. On both accounts, investment treaties are expected to empower and constrain. Comparing extended case studies of Argentina, the Czech Republic, India and Mexico, this book shows how investment treaties influence national governance ideologically, institutionally, and socially"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxi, 290 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781316512791 1316512797 |
| Index Number: | K3830 |
| CLC: | D996.4 |
| Call Number: | D996.4/O856 |
| Contents: | National governance and investment treaties -- Situating the engagements with the investment treaty regime in Argentina, Czech Republic, India, and Mexico -- Narratives of progress and economic development -- Narratives of education and constraint -- The state's institutional rearrangements and international investment agreements -- Defending the state in ISDS and preventing disputes -- International investment agreements and national lawmaking (Part 1): four country-snapshots -- International investment agreements and national lawmaking (Part 2): multifaceted uses of IIA-arguments in lawmaking -- Conclusion : empowering stability and constraining transition? |