Business Regulation and Non-State Actors

Name: Business Regulation and Non-State Actors
Author: Peter Utting

Whose Standards? Whose Development?

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Gebonden, 346 blz. | Engels

Taylor & Francis | 1e druk, 2012

ISBN13: 9780415593113

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Taylor & Francis 1e druk, 2012 9780415593113

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This volume assesses the achievements and limitations of a new set of non-state or multistakeholder institutions that are concerned with improving the social and environmental record of business, and holding corporations to account. It does so from a perspective that aims to address two limitations that often characterize this field of inquiry. First, fragmentation: articles or books typically focus on one or a handful of cases. Second, the development dimension: what does such regulation imply for developing countries and subaltern groups in terms of well-being, empowerment and sustainability? This volume examines more than 20 initiatives or institutions associated with different regulatory and development approaches, including the business-friendly corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda, ‘corporate accountability’ and ‘fair trade’ or social economy.