Preface: The Making of a New Regulatory Order
David Levi-Faur, Jacint Jordana

Section One: Globalization as a Diffusion Process: Theoretical Framework

The Global Diffusion of Regulatory Capitalism
David Levi-Faur

On Waves, Clusters, and Diffusion: A Conceptual Framework
Zachary Elkins and Beth Simmons

Regulatory Capitalism as a Networked Order:
The International System as an Informational Network
David Lazer

Policy Learning, Policy Diffusion, and the Making of a New Order
Covadonga Meseguer

Section Two: The Diffusion of Economic Regulations

The Institutional Foundations of Regulatory Capitalism:
The Diffusion of Independent Regulatory Agencies in Western Europe
Fabrizio Gilardi

The Diffusion of Regulatory Capitalism in Latin America:
Sectoral and National Channels in the Making of a New Order
Jacint Jordana and David Levi-Faur

Political Insecurity and the Diffusion of Financial Market Regulation
Christopher R. Way

Section Three: The Diffusion of Social Regulations

The Global Diffusion of Regulatory Instruments:
The Making of a new International Environmental Regime
Per-Olof Busch, Helge Jörgens, and Kerstin Tews

The Diffusion of Food Safety Standard in Developing Countries
Diahanna L. Post

Book Review Essay:Globalizing Regulatory Capitalism
Jacint Jordana

Conclusion:
Regulatory Capitalism: Policy Irritants and Convergent Divergence
David Levi-Faur and Jacint Jordana

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