IO week 6

Question 1

State corporatist countries

Answer 1

(e.g., Germany, Japan
and Korea) combine a highly centralized public bureaucracy apparatus with
policy networks that include societal groups recognized and legitimized by the
state

Question 2

Social-corporatist countries

Answer 2

(e.g., Nordic countries) also exhibit interaction among interests formally organized by the state, yet the state itself plays
a less peremptory role.

Question 3

Liberal-pluralist countries

Answer 3

(e.g., the USA, UK and
Australia), the state plays a minimalist role, leaving ample space for private
interest groups to influence policies.

Question 4

State nations

Answer 4

(e.g., France, Italy, and Belgium), encompass a strong state with close
associations to business (Spencer et al. 2005 ).

Question 5

‘paradox of sovereignty’

Answer 5

whereby states have less control over energy policy

but remain largely unwilling to act jointly.

Question 6

“Realist” or “Neo-realist” view

Answer 6

Sees IGOs as generally insignificant amplifiers of the power of a few national governments.

Question 7

“Neo-liberal” school/view

Answer 7

They view IGOs as limited but useful, even crucial, mechanisms to enable governments to more easily manage shared problems by lowering the transactions costs of negotiation and implementation and by providing a common information base for decision-making