Making International Institutions Work

"International institutions are essential for tackling urgent challenges facing the world, yet we know little about when they succeed, when they fail, and why. This book develops and systematically tests a new theory of institutional performance, offering fresh insights to students of international cooperation and practical lessons for policymakers"--

1. International institutions and the performance puzzle; 2. A theory of institutional performance; 3. Learning from assessment: quantitative tests on fifty-four institutions; 4. Performing for scraps: comparing the FAO, the WFP, and IFAD; 5. The performance of life: comparing the WHO, UNAIDS, Gavi, and GFATM; 6. Effective but unaccountable?: autonomy and the politics of reform; 7. The Politics of performance: contributions and implications: contributions and implications.