Christian Joerges was Professor of Law and Society at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, and Co-Director of the Centre of European Law and Politics at the University of Bremen.

• Introduction: The Social Embeddedness of Transnational Markets: Introducing and Structuring the Project Christian Joerges and Josef FalkePart I: General Theories1. Transnational Markets and the Polanyi Problem Alexander Ebner2. Re-embedding the Market through Law? The Ambivalence of Juridification in the International Context Regina Kreide3. Re-embedding Neo-liberal Constitutionalism: A Polanyian Case for the Economic Sociology of Law Sabine Frerichs4. The Structural Tranformation of Embeddedness Poul F KjaerPart II: Norm-generating Mechanisms: Middle-range Theories 5. Bringing Professions back in: A Fresh Look at the Dynamics of Institution-building in (World) Society Martin Herberg6. Enclosed Solutions for Common Problems? Uncertainty, Precaution and Collective Learning in Environmental Law Olaf DillingPart III: Case Studies on the Dis-embedding and Re-embedding of Transnational Markets(A) Financial Markets7. Dis-embedding and Regulation: The Paradox of International Finance Sol Picciotto8. The Next 'Great Transformation'? The Double Movement in Transnational Corporate Governance and Capital Markets Regulation Peer Zumbansen(B) Organising and Legalising Services Transnationally9. International Standards and the Service Economy Jean-Christophe Graz10. Commodifying and Embedding Services of General Interests in Transnational Contexts: The Example of Healthcare Liberalisation in the EU and the WTO Markus Krajewski11. Embedded Transnational Markets for Telecommunications Services Olga Batura(C) Labour Standards in De-nationalised Markets12. WTO and ILO: Can Social Responsibility be Maintained in International Trade? Josef Falke13. The UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights: Re-embedding or Dis-embeddingTransnational Markets? Claire Methven O'Brien14. Globalising Speenhamland: On the Transnational Metamorphosis of Corporate Social Responsibility Marc AmstutzPart IV: Re-embedding Transnational Markets through Law?15. The State in International Law Karl-Heinz Ladeur16. The Dialectics of Transnational Economic Constitutionalism Moritz Renner17. The Constitution of Transnational Governance Arrangements: Karl Polanyi's Double Movementin the Transformation of LawLars Viellechner18. A New Type of Conflicts Law as the Legal Paradigm of the Postnational Constellation Christian Joerges

This edited volume is an exciting, challenging read. It would suit advanced scholars in a range of different disciplines as well as serve as an excellent text for an advanced group of post-graduate students studying sociology, law, economics and globalisation.Written by a range of scholars, including many leaders in a number of areas such as economic sociology, transnational private regulation, transnational corporate governance, constitutional and international law, the book is a veritable goldmine of ideas and thinking across a multidisciplinary landscape that is as innovative as it is interesting.The wealth of knowledge these scholars contribute has been drawn together and masterfully edited by the team of Christian Joerges and Josef Falke and put into a very readable, consistent, and intellectually challenging work. The chapters, each individually authored, have been very carefully worked through for clarity of expression and consistency of thought and language, and all range between 20-25 pages allowing for a thorough exposition of the particular topic at hand...the only challenges in this book come from what the challenge of a good work is: the challenge of engaging in new thinking and with innovative ideas.There is little to critique in such a dense, interesting, and well-thought out work. As noted, the leisure to work through it with a group of advanced students would be a pleasure. Its chapters are exceptionally well thought out, structured and written, and would readily serve as model papers for students.