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    It is not the case that Global governance institutions face a legitimacy problem of their own

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    • 1.Global governance institutions like the WTO and IMF lack direct coercive enforcement capacity, relying instead on state consent and voluntary compliance.
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    • 2.Without independent coercive power, these institutions function as coordinating mechanisms among sovereigns, not autonomous political authorities requiring independent legitimation.
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    • 1.Allen Buchanan and Robert Keohane argue that international institutions can achieve 'complex standard' legitimacy through transparency, accountability, and minimal justice—without democratic authorization.
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    • 2.If procedural and epistemic criteria suffice for legitimacy in global governance, the legitimacy 'problem' is not categorically different from domestic bureaucratic legitimacy questions.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Global governance institutions exercise coercive power
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    • 2.The exercise of coercive power raises questions of political legitimacy
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