Martin S. Edwards is an Associate Professor in the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, where he teaches classes on International Organizations and ResearchMethods. His research on the International Monetary Fund has been supported by the National Science Foundation, and he has been a Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Global Governance at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. Recent articles have appeared in SAIS Review, International Studies Perspectives, Review of International Organizations, Political Research Quarterly, and Review of International Political Economy. His policy commentary has appeared in the Washington Post, Foreign Policy, Open Democracy, the World Policy Journal Blog, The Hill, The Conversation, World Politics Review, and Foreign Policy in Focus. He has been a university nominee for the Carnegie/CASE US Professor of the Year.

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Introduction

1 Thinking theoretically and empirically about surveillance

2 A natural history of surveillance

3 Evaluating the record of IMF surveillance

4 Evaluating the record of WTO surveillance

5 Conclusions and reflections

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