Regulating Information Flows
States, Private Actors, and E-Commerce
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6232850 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry Farrell (0000-0003-0611-3949, Department of Political Science/Center for International Science and Technology Policy, The George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 353-374 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Annual Review of Political Science (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2939 • E-ISSN: 1545-1577 |
| Publisher | Annual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1146/annurev.polisci.9.060804.162744 |
| OpenAlex | W3125746274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 40 |
Growing interdependence between jurisdictions means that states are increasingly using private actors as proxies in order to achieve desired regulatory outcomes. International relations theory has had difficulty in understanding the exact circumstances under which they might wish to do this. Drawing on literatures in both international relations and legal scholarship, this article proposes a framework for understanding when states will or will not use private actors as proxy regulators. This framework highlights the relationship between state preferences and the presence or absence of a “point of control,” a special kind of private actor. The article then conducts an initial plausibility probe of the framework, assessing how well it explains outcomes in the regulation of gambling, privacy, and the taxation of e-commerce
Business · Computer security · Economics · Law and economics · Order (exchange · Political science · Private information retrieval · Scholarship · State (computer science · Computer Science · International Arbitration and Investment Law · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Legal case studies and regulations
I Hear America Tweeting and Other Themes for a Virtual Polis
Globalization, International Organizations, and Telecommunications
The Territorialization of Cyberspace
National regulations for a borderless industry
BREXIT, voice and loyalty
Making global markets
Informal Governance in the European Union
Building Transnational Civil Liberties
Digital Governance in a Rubber Band
Cyber insurance and private governance
Google Politics
Undermining lobbying coalitions
The Janus Face of the Liberal International Information Order
What You Want Depends on What You Know
International interdependence and regulatory power
Ruling the Waves
Private Power, Public Law
Private Power and Global Authority
Institutions and Social Conflict
The Emergence of Private Authority in Global Governance
Governance in a Global Economy
The Retreat of the State
Bringing Transnational Relations Back In
Activists beyond Borders
Complex Sovereignty
Internet regulation
Unilateral regulation of the Internet
Law and Borders
From National Corporatism to Transnational Pluralism
Self‐Regulatory Trajectories in the Shadow of Public Power
Constructing the International Foundations of E-Commerce—The EU-U.S. Safe Harbor Arrangement
Activists beyond borders
The Obsolescence of Capital Controls
Setting International Standards
Global Communications and National Power
The Globalization of Taxation? Electronic Commerce and the Transformation of the State
Dominance, Dependence, and Political Power
International Organization and the crisis of interdependence
The multinational firm and international regulation
Taking Preferences Seriously
Accountability in Accounting? The Politics of Private Rule-Making in the Public Interest
Globalization and Politics
Actors, Norms, and Impact
Corporatism
Politics beyond the State Environmental Activism and World Civic Politics
The Global Governance of the Internet
Public and Private Sanctions Against South Africa
Transnational Relations and World Politics
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |