Introduction / Ali Kazancigil and Pierre de Senarclens -- The United Nations as a social and economic regulator / Pierre de Senarclens -- The significance of statehood in global governance / Ali Kazancigil -- Financial globalization, 'global governance' and the erosion of democracy / Virgile Perret -- Trends in global economic governance and the emerging accountability gap / Ngaire Woods -- Rule-making in global trade : The developmental challenge / Miguel F. Lengyel -- Regionalism and global governance : An appraisal / Louise Fawcett -- Regionalization and globalization : Two concomitant dynamics in need of coherent institutions / Yves Berthelot -- Developmental and environmental policies : Past trends, present issues, future prospects / Yohan Ariffin -- Can global governance make globalization more legitimate? / Jean-Marc Coicaud -- Conclusion / Pierre de Senarclens and Ali Kazancigil.