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This Text Investigates The Manner In Which And The Degree To Which Non-state Initiatives That Regulate The Activities Of Business Contribute To Inclusive Development, Especially The Development Prospects Of The Most Vulnerable Sectors Of Society. The Collection Includes A Variety Of Individual Cases. Introduction: Multistakeholder Regulation From A Development Perspective / Peter Utting -- Development And The Problematic Of Non-state Regulation / Darryl Reed -- Activism, Business Regulation, And Development / Peter Utting -- Assessing The Eti Codes Of Labour Practice / Stephane Barrientos And Sally Smith -- Social Accountability 8000 And Socioeconomic Development / Andreas Rasche And Dirk Ulrich Gilbert -- The International Organization For Standardization / Stepan Wood -- The United Nations Global Compact And Development / Catia Gregoratti -- The Global Reporting Initiative: Promise And Limitations / David L. Levy And Halina Szejnwald Brown -- Balanço Social And Sustainability Reporting In Brazil / Eduardo R. Gomes And Ana Maria Kirschner -- The Forest Stewardship Council / Graeme Auld And Benjamin Cashore -- The Marine Stewardship Council / Graeme Auld -- The Globalg.a.p. / Agni Kalfagianni And Doris Fuchs. Global Retail Accululation Strategies And Wal-mart's Csr Regime / Ngai-ling Sum -- Applying The Atlanta Agreement On Child Labour In South Asia / Peter Lund-thomsen And Khalid Nadvi -- The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (eiti) / Carola Kantz -- Blood Diamonds, Non-state Actors, And Development: The Kimberley Process And Beyond / Ian Smillie -- Peoples' Tribunals In Latin America / Marcelo Saguier -- The Worker Rights Consortium / Don Wells -- International Framework Agreements And Development / Nikolaus Hammer -- Ifoam And The Instiutionalization Of Organic Agriculture / René Audet And Corinne Gendron -- Fair Trade Gold: Prospects For Africa's Artisanal Miners / Gavin Hilson And Paul Kamlongera -- The World Fair Trade Organization: From Trust To
This text investigates the extent to which non-state regulatory initiatives influence inclusive development and the economic prospects of vulnerable populations. The authors, including Ananya Mukherjee Reed, Darryl Reed, and Peter Utting, assemble a collection of expert analyses to evaluate how private governance mechanisms interact with global development goals. The work provides a critical framework for understanding the efficacy of voluntary standards and multistakeholder initiatives in addressing systemic inequality.
What You Will Find
Experts identify this collection as a comprehensive resource for understanding the intersection of private governance and international development. Readers frequently note the academic rigor and the breadth of case studies, which provide a balanced view of both the potential and the limitations of non-state regulatory initiatives.
Page Count:
336
Publication Date:
2013-06-17
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN-10:
0415593115
ISBN-13:
9780203126929