Networks of Influence?: Developing Countries in a Networked Global Order

This book examines the proliferation of government networks among officials from developing countries, especially in the field of international financial matters. Through a series of eight case studies written by "insiders" of the networks, the book explores the relationship between these networks and international organizations.

Ngaire Woods is Professor of International Political Economy at Oxford University and Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme at University College, Oxford. Her recent books include The Politics of Global Regulation (edited with Walter Mattli ), The Globalizers: the IMF, the World Bank and their Borrowers, Exporting Good Governance: Temptations and Challenges in Canada's Aid Program (edited with Jennifer Welsh ) and Making Self-Regulation Effective in Developing Countries (edited with Dana Brown, Oxford University Press, 2007).

Leonardo Martinez-Diaz is Political Economy Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Deputy Director of the Partnership for the Americas Commission. His research focuses on the emerging economies, and the role of banking and finance and global governance. He has published many articles on the political economy of reform and global governance and has a forthcoming book Waiting for the Barbarians: The Politics of Banking-Sector Opening in the Emerging World.