Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Copyright page / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- List of Figures and Tables / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Abbreviations / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Notes on Contributors / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Introduction / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Part 1 Global Public Goods, Sustainable Development and International Organizations: An Outline of the Theory / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Chapter 1 Global Public Goods in Light of the New Paradigm of Sustainable Development under the Challenges Facing Today’s World / Katja Zajc Kejžar and Nina Ponikvar -- Chapter 2 The Global Governance Complex: Insights from Recent Contributions to the Definition, Measurement, and Explanation of Change / Willem Molle -- Part 2 International Security: What Role Does It Play in Achieving SDG s? / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Chapter 3 The Reaction of International Organizations to Global Security Challenges / Anatoliy Kruglashov -- Chapter 4 The Role of International Organizations in Global Migration Governance: Sustainable Development as a Strategy for Extending Global Public Goods / Leiza Brumat , Diego Caballero Vélez , and Marta Pachocka -- Chapter 5 Public Goods at Risk: The Crisis of the Rule of Law in the European Union in Light of the Violation of the Fundamental Rights of LGBT Persons / Angela Maria Romito and Aleksandra Szczerba -- Part 3 Multilateral Trade: How Do International Organizations Use It To Foster a More Sustainable World? / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Chapter 6 Trade as a Tool of Sustainable Development in the Context of Regulatory Systems Created by International Organizations ( WTO , OECD ) / Lenka Fojtíková -- Chapter 7 The International Trade System in the Concept of Global Public Goods: Principles of Export Credit Functioning in WTO and OECD Regulations / Piotr Stolarczyk -- Chapter 8 The Role of EU Trade Agreements in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals / Aleksandra Borowicz and Rasa Daugėlienė -- Part 4 Financial Stability and GDP in World Bank, IMF , and EU Activities / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Chapter 9 The World Bank: A New Narrative for New Challenges? / Ewa Latoszek and Andrzej Latoszek -- Chapter 10 IMF Activity Supporting International Financial Stability and Sustainable Development / Magdalena Proczek -- Chapter 11 International Financial Stability and Sustainable Development in EU Fiscal Policy / Agnieszka Kłos -- Part 5 Green Energy, Health Care, and Intellectual Property: International Global Public Goods? / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Chapter 12 Green Energy as a Sustainable Development Model Leading to a Gradual Improvement of the Quality of Life / Anna Wójtowicz -- Chapter 13 Governing Global Health by International Organizations amid the Global Challenges of Today, and Its Impact on Sustainable Development / Ewa Kosycarz -- Chapter 14 Intellectual Property in Light of the WTO , the WIPO , the EU, and the OECD / Ewa Osuch-Rak -- Part 6 Digital Transformation and Smart Settlements as a New Paradigm of Strategic Sustainable Development / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Chapter 15 Digital Transformation Processes in Society and the Economy: The Role of the International Labour Organization and the European Union / Małgorzata Dziembała and Mirela Mărcuț -- Chapter 16 The Smart City as a Keystone between Sustainability and Public Good: Case Research on How the European Union is Supporting Smart Settlements in Poland / Agnieszka Domańska and Giuseppe T. Cirella -- Evaluation and Conclusions / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos -- Back Matter -- Index / Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Kłos.

This volume examines in an innovative and applied perspective the interdependence between the role of international organizations, the existence of global public goods and the need of sustainable development. Moreover, it is set within the context of current challenges in today’s world of dramatic transition and clearly responds to the need for filling the existing research gap in this area. It also demonstrates excellent knowledge of primary resources and a very good mastery of the various concepts and policy issues. Moreover, it offers an important added value to the theory, research and recent publications of the concerned broad study field. Contributors are: Aleksandra Borowicz, Leiza Brumat, Diego Caballero Vélez, Giuseppe T. Cirella, Rasa Daugėlienė, Agnieszka Domańska, Małgorzata Dziembała, Lenka Fojtíková, Katja Zajc Kejžar, Agnieszka Kłos, Ewa Kosycarz, Anatoliy Kruglashov, Andrzej Latoszek, Ewa Latoszek, Mirella Mărcuț, Willem Molle, Ewa Osuch-Rak, Marta Pachocka, Nina Ponikvar, Magdalena Proczek, Angela Maria Romito, Piotr Stolarczyk, Aleksandra Szczerba, and Anna Wójtowicz

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