This new book brings together a diverse range of scholars, representing a range of political views, to investigate how global 'standards of market civilization' have emerged, their justification, and their political, economic and social impact.

Introduction 1. Civilizing Markets through Global Standards Brett Bowden and Leonard Seabrooke Part 1: Conceptual History 2. Civilization, Standards, and Markets Brett Bowden 3. Civilizing Peoples through State Citizenship and Democracy Barry Hindess 4. Civilizing Market Standards and the Moral Self Matthew Watson 5. Civilizing the Global Economy: Racism and the Continuity of Anglo-Saxon Imperialism John M. Hobson 6. Civilizing the Bad: Ethical Problems with Neoliberal Approaches to Corruption Mlada Bukovansky Part 2: Contemporary Cases 7. Civilizing Techniques: Transparency International and the Spread of Anti-Corruption Peter Larmour 8. Civilizing International Monetary Systems Michael J. Oliver 9. Civilizing Labor Markets: The World Bank in Central Asia André Broome 10. Civilizing through Transparency: The International Monetary Fund Jacqueline Best 11. Civilizing Global Capital Markets: Room to Groove? Leonard Seabrooke 12. Civilizing Tax Havens: The OECD and the Harmful Tax Practices Initiative Gemma Kyle 13. Civilizing Drugs: Intellectual Property Rights in Global Pharmaceutical Markets Jillian Clare Cohen 14. Civilizing Global Trade: Alterglobalizers and the 'Double Movement' Geoffrey A. Pigman Conclusion 15. Civilizing Global Market Standards: Double-Edged Discourses and their Policy Implications Leonard Seabrooke and Brett Bowden