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Business and governance in South Africa Racing to the top? /

The authors identify conditions under which firms seek higher rather than lower regulation in a context of weak regulatory capacities by engaging in self-regulation or partnering up with the government and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in the automotive, food, textile, and mining sectors fight env...

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Group Author: Borzel, Tanja A.; Thauer, Christian.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Series: Governance and limited statehood
Subjects:
Commercial law > South Africa.
Industries > Self-regulation > South Africa.
AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Employment > Law and legislation > South Africa.
Pollution > Law and legislation > South Africa.
Automobile industry and trade > Self-regulation > South Africa.
Mineral industries > Self-regulation > South Africa.
Food industry and trade > Self-regulation > South Africa.
Textile industry > Self-regulation > South Africa.
Corporate governance > Republic of South Africa.
Industry & industrial studies > Republic of South Africa.
Central government policies > Republic of South Africa.
Regional government policies > Republic of South Africa.
Business and Management.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137317810
Summary: The authors identify conditions under which firms seek higher rather than lower regulation in a context of weak regulatory capacities by engaging in self-regulation or partnering up with the government and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in the automotive, food, textile, and mining sectors fight environmental pollution and HIV/AIDS.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9780230347779, 2013.
Carrier Form: 288 p. : 2 b&w, halftones, 9.
ISBN: 9780230347779
9781137317810 :
1137317817 :
CLC: R512.91
Contents: PART I: INTRODUCTION 1. Business and Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood-- Tanja A. Borzel 2. Business, Governance and Government in South Africa. The Legacy of Apartheid-- Jana Honke, Nicole Kranz, Anna Kristin Muller-Debus and Christian R. Thauer PART II: FIGHTING HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA 3. HIV/AIDS in South Africa-- Anna Kristin Mueller-Debus & Christian R. Thauer 4. Coping with Uncertainty. The Automotive Industry and the Governance of HIV/AIDS in South Africa-- Christian R. Thauer 5. Between Cause and Cure. The Mining Industry and HIV/AIDS Governance in South Africa-- Jana Honke 6. Beyond Customer Care. Does HIV/AIDS Matter to the South African Food and Beverage Sector?-- Nicole Kranz 7. Stuck in the Shadow of Anarchy. HIV/AIDS Governance and the Textile Sector in South Africa-- Anna Kristin Muller-Debus PART III: FIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA 8. Environmental Policy in South Africa-- Nicole Kranz & Jana Honke 9. Upgrading the Periphery? The Contribution of Car Companies to Environmental Governance in South Africa-- Christian R. Thauer 10. Cleaning up their act, or more? Mining companies and environmental protection in South Africa-- Jana Honke and Nicole Kranz 11. Securing the Production Basis: Environmental Governance in the Food and Beverage Sector-- Nicole Kranz 12 . A Race to the Bottom? Environmental Protection and the Textile Industry-- Anna Kristin Muller-Debus PART IV: CONCLUSIONS 13. Racing to the Top?-- Tanja A. Borzel, Christian R. Thauer and Jana Honke.

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