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Preface : the making of a new regulatory order /David Levi-Faur and Jacint Jordana -- Section one: Globalization as a diffusion process : theoretical framework -- The global diffusion of regulatory capitalism / David Levi-Faur -- On waves, clusters, and diffusion : a conceptual framework / Zachary Elkins and Beth Simmons -- Regulatory capitalism as a networked order : the international system as an informational network / David Lazer -- Policy learning, policy diffusion, and the making of a new order / Covadonga Meseguer -- Section two: The diffusion of economic regulations -- The institutional foundations of regulatory capitalism : the diffusion of independent regulatory agencies in Western Europe / Fabrizio Gilardi -- The diffusion of regulatory capitalism in Latin America : sectoral and national channels in the making of a new order / Jacint Jordana and David Levi-Faur -- Political insecurity and the diffusion of financial market regulation / Christopher R. Way -- Section 3: The diffusion of social regulations -- The global diffusion of regulatory instruments : the making of a new international environmental regime / Per-Olof Busch, Helge Jörgens and Kerstin Tews -- Standards and regulatory capitalism : the diffusion of food safety standards in developing countries / Diahanna L. Post -- Book review essay : Globalizing regulatory capitalism / Jacint Jordana -- Conclusion : Regulatory capitalism : policy irritants and convergent divergence / David Levi-Faur and Jacint Jordana -- Section 4: Quick read synopsis -- The rise of regulatory capitalism : the global diffusion of a new order.