@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt7st6p.11, ISBN = {9780691096414}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7st6p.11}, abstract = {The previous two chapters demonstrated that even in issue areas where the structural forces of globalization have been thought to be at their strongest—global finance and the Internet—the great powers still dictate when and how global regulatory governance will be effective. When the United States and the European Union faced minimal adjustment costs and recognized the substantial benefits that came with coordination, the establishment of common regulatory and technical standards was swift. In the instances where the regulatory question intersected with broader societal concerns—censorship and privacy rights—the adjustment costs were much higher, and effective coordination did}, bookauthor = {Daniel W. Drezner}, booktitle = {All Politics Is Global: Explaining International Regulatory Regimes}, pages = {149--175}, publisher = {Princeton University Press}, title = {Rival Standards and Genetically Modified Organisms}, year = {2007} }