Title: The impact of regulatory asymmetries in a globalising environment

Authors: Constantine G. Polychroniou

Addresses: Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, 432 Carl Lindner Hall, P.O. Box 210145, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0145, USA

Abstract: Cross-border economic development can be either facilitated or impeded depending on how responsive it is to the needs of social structures and how intertwined it is with social development. The hypotheses offered are meant to be a set of principles upon which current analysis of major driving forces of global economic integration might be based and which may inspire further analysis. The analysis attempts to show the synergistic effects that result from a symbiotic relationship between economic and social development. Such synergistic effects include minimising cultural diversity and enhancing integration of social structures giving credence to socioeconomic development.

Keywords: global governance; global integration; global regulation; globalisation; socioeconomic development; supranational administration; supranationalism; institutional leadership; regulatory asymmetries; cross-border development; economic development; cultural diversity; culture; social structures; social development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEBR.2013.056124

International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2013 Vol.6 No.3, pp.284 - 303

Published online: 30 Dec 2013 *

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