"International institutions are essential for tackling urgent challenges facing the world, yet we know little about when they succeed, when they fail, and why. This book develops and systematically tests a new theory of institutional performance, offering fresh insights to students of international cooperation and practical lessons for policymakers"--
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. International institutions and the performance puzzle; 2. A theory of institutional performance; 3. Learning from assessment: quantitative tests on fifty-four institutions; 4. Performing for scraps: comparing the FAO, the WFP, and IFAD; 5. The performance of life: comparing the WHO, UNAIDS, Gavi, and GFATM; 6. Effective but unaccountable?: autonomy and the politics of reform; 7. The Politics of performance: contributions and implications: contributions and implications.
