Global public goods and sustainable development in the practice of international organizations : : responding to challenges of today's world / / edited by Agnieszka Kłos and Ewa Latoszek.

• TeilnehmendeR: Kłos, Agnieszka (Assistant professor of economics),; Latoszek, Ewa,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, [2023]
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

"This volume examines in an innovative and applied perspective the interdependence between the role of international organizations, the existence of global public goods and the need of sustainable development. Moreover, it is set within the context of current challenges in today's world of dramatic transition and clearly responds to the need for filling the existing research gap in this area. It also demonstrates excellent knowledge of primary resources and a very good mastery of the various concepts and policy issues. Moreover, it offers an important added value to the theory, research and recent publications of the concerned broad study field"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Figures -- Tables -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- 1 Key Arguments Presented in This Volume -- 2 Statement of Purpose -- 3 Methodology -- 4 Setup -- 5 The Book's Added Value -- 6 Target Audience -- Part 1 Global Public Goods, Sustainable Development -- 1 Global Public Goods in Light of the New Paradigm -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characteristics of Public Goods -- 3 Global Public Goods -- 4 Provision and Financing of GPG s -- 5 GPG s and Sustainability -- 5.1 SDG s and GPG s -- 5.2 Financing SDG s, Provision of GPG s, and Official Development Assistance -- 6 Conclusions -- 2 The Global Governance Complex -- 1 Introduction: Aims and Ways -- 2 The Size and Character of Globalization -- 2.1 Globalization of Human Activities -- 3 No Globalization without Institutionalization -- 3.1 Measuring Growth of Institutions -- 3.2 Measuring the Growth of Globalization and of Global Institutions Together -- 4 Defining and Measuring Shifts in Characteristics and in Authority -- 4.1 A Long Development Leading to Three Streams of Thought -- 4.2 Main Past Trends and Present Characteristics of Global Governance -- 4.3 Measuring the Shift of Authority -- 5 Challenges to the System: Ways to Improve it -- 5.1 Contested Governance and Its Consequences -- 5.2 A Systemic Dysfunction? -- 5.3 Improving Procedural Legitimacy -- 5.4 Improving Performance and Governance Practice -- 6 Conclusions -- Part 2 International Security: What Role Does It Play in Achieving SDG s? -- 3 The Reaction of International Organizations to Global Security Challenges -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The International Community's Determined Search for Peace and Prosperity: the Question of the UN's Ability to Meet Its Goals -- 2.1 Hopes and Failures of the UN -- 2.2 Possible UN Reforms.

3 The Euro-Atlantic International Organizations: Stormy Winds of Change -- 3.1 The Origin and Development of the OSCE -- 3.2 Evaluation of the Role of the OSCE -- 3.3 NATO: a Successful Survivor Despite Doubts -- 4 The Council of Europe's Role in Dealing with Instability -- 5 The EU's Evolution from an Ever-Closer Union to an Influential Geopolitical Actor -- 5.1 The EU as a Global Actor: Its Strengths and Weaknesses -- 5.2 The Eastern Partnership as a Test for the EU Actors -- 6 Conclusions -- 4 The Role of International Organizations in Global Migration Governance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Role of IO s in the Provision of GPG s in Highly Contested Policy Areas -- 3 Global Migration Governance and the Production of Public Goods -- 3.1 Refugee Protection as an Impure Public Good -- 4 Global Migration in the 2030 UN Agenda -- 4.1 Including Migration in the SDG Framework: the Cases of the UNHCR and the EU -- 4.1.1 The UNHCR -- 4.1.2 The European Union -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Public Goods at Risk: The Crisis of the Rule of Law in the European Union in Light -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rule of Law and Non-Discrimination: Basic Characteristic of the EU Legal System -- 2.1 Rule of Law: Looking for a Definition -- 2.2 The EU's Current Toolbox -- 2.2.1 Article 7 TEU -- 2.2.2 Legally Binding Tools -- 2.2.3 Monitoring Procedures -- 2.3 Public Good Under Scrutiny: the Principle of Non-Discrimination in the EU Legal Order -- 3 EU Legal Response to Polish and Hungarian Anti-LGBT Actions -- 3.1 The Polish "LGBT Ideology-Free Zone" -- 3.1.1 The European Parliament and the "LGBT Ideology-Free Zones" -- 3.1.2 The European Commission and the "LGBT Ideology-Free Zones" -- 3.2 The Hungarian Case -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part 3 Multilateral Trade -- 6 Trade as a Tool of Sustainable Development -- 1 Introduction.

2 Economic and Environmental Aspects of Globalization -- 3 The Role of the WTO and the OECD in Achieving Environmental Sustainability -- 4 Liberalization Processes in the WTO on the Way to Sustainability -- 4.1 The Liberalization of Agricultural Trade -- 4.2 Liberalization of Trade in Services with Focus on the Environment -- 4.3 Intellectual Property Protection and Sustainability -- 5 Conclusions -- 7 The International Trade System in the Concept of Global Public Goods: Principles of Export -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Background of Institutionalization of International Trade as a GPG -- 3 Principles of Export Credit Functioning in WTO and OECD Regulations -- 3.1 WTO Regulations -- 3.1.1 The SCM Agreement -- 3.1.2 WTO Rules Provide Special Treatment for Developing Countries -- 3.1.3 The Agreement on Agriculture -- 3.2 Characteristics of Export Credit Provision and Export Guarantees Under the OECD Arrangement -- 4 Conclusions -- 8 The Role of EU Trade Agreements in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Trade as a Global Public Good in the Context of the SDG s -- 3 The Holistic Approach to Trade Policy by the European Union -- 4 The EU Mechanism for the Implementation of Trade Agreements in Relation to the SDG s -- 5 Conclusions -- Part 4 Financial Stability and GDP in World Bank, IMF, and EU Activities -- 9 The World Bank: A New Narrative for New Challenges? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 World Bank Group: Structure and Priorities -- 3 The Role of the World Bank in Promoting Global Public Goods -- 4 World Bank Financing of GPG s -- 5 Conclusions -- 10 IMF Activity Supporting International Financial Stability and Sustainable Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The International Monetary Fund as an International Governmental Financial Organization.

3 International Financial Stability as a Global Public Good: a Priority for IMF Operations -- 3.1 The Concept of International Financial Stability -- 3.2 Surveillance Activities -- 3.3 IMF's Provision of Financial Resources -- 3.4 The Specific Case of Ukraine -- 3.5 Technical Assistance -- 4 The IMF's Engagement in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals -- 4.1 Concessional Lending for Underdeveloped Member Countries -- 4.2 Technical Assistance to LIC s -- 4.3 Debt Relief for Poor Countries -- 5 Conclusions -- 11 International Financial Stability and Sustainable Development in EU Fiscal Policy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Financial System as a Public Good -- 2.1 Financial Stability and Security -- 3 The Determinants behind the Introduction of the Economic and Monetary Union in the European Union -- 4 Coordination of the Fiscal Policy at the European Union Level -- 5 Coordination of Fiscal Policy at EU Level versus Ensuring Sustainable Development Conditions: an Assessment Attempt -- 6 Conclusions -- Part 5 Green Energy, Health Care, and Intellectual Property: International Global Public Goods? -- 12 Green Energy as a Sustainable Development Model Leading to a Gradual -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environmental Protection and Energy: Relevance to the Concept of Sustainable Development -- 3 Green Energy and Its Impact on Improving Quality of Life -- 4 Green Transformation Efforts by International Organizations (WB, EBRD, WHO) and, in Particular the EU and the EIB -- 5 Conclusions -- 13 Governing Global Health by International Organizations amid -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Health and Related Global Public Goods -- 3 Global Health Governance -- 4 Global Health in Sustainable Development Goals 2030 -- 5 Governing Global Health by International Organizations and its Impact on Sustainable Development -- 5.1 Classical International Organizations.

5.2 Civil Society Organizations -- 5.3 Initiatives Based on Information and Monitoring Systems -- 6 Regional Public Goods in Health Care: the European Union Experience -- 6.1 Long-Term Health Efforts -- 6.2 Crisis Management in Health Emergencies -- 7 Causes of Hampering the Supply of Global Public Goods for Global Health -- 8 Conclusions -- 14 Intellectual Property in Light of the WTO, the WIPO, the EU, and the OECD -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Intellectual Property and its Importance in the Modern World -- 3 Knowledge and Intellectual Property as a Global Public Good -- 4 Knowledge and Intellectual Property Management by Selected International Organizations (WTO, WIPO, EU, and OECD) and Sustainable Development -- 4.1 World Trade Organization (WTO) -- 4.1.1 Principles and Rules -- 4.1.2 Special Programs -- 4.1.3 Multilateral Negotiations -- 4.1.4 Assessment -- 4.2 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) -- 4.2.1 Content and Development -- 4.2.2 Assessment -- 4.3 The European Union (EU) -- 4.3.1 Content and Development -- 4.3.2 Assessment -- 4.4 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- 4.4.1 Content and Development -- 4.4.2 Assessment -- 5 Conclusions -- Part 6 Digital Transformation and Smart Settlements -- 15 Digital Transformation Processes in Society and the Economy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Framework -- 3 Contextual Framework: Challenges to Society and the Economy -- 3.1 Transformations in the Labor Market -- 3.2 Transformations in Education -- 4 The Role of International Organizations: the ILO and the EU -- 4.1 The Role of the ILO in Promoting Mechanisms to Respond to Digital Challenges -- 4.2 Role of the ILO -- 4.3 The Role of the EU in Promoting Mechanisms Related to Digital Challenges -- 4.3.1 A Common Online Market Tackling Digital Challenges.

4.3.2 Tackling Societal Challenges Brought by Digital Transformation.