The role of business in global governance Corporations as norm-entrepreneurs /
The Role of Business in Global Governance offers an empirically rich analysis of the new political role of corporations in the co-performance of governance functions beyond the state. Within comparative case studies, potential explanations of the political role of transnational corporations are syst...
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Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
Language: | English |
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Global issues |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230277533 |
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The Role of Business in Global Governance offers an empirically rich analysis of the new political role of corporations in the co-performance of governance functions beyond the state. Within comparative case studies, potential explanations of the political role of transnational corporations are systematically tested. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2010. |
Carrier Form: | 304 p. : 6 b&w, ill., 31. |
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9780230243972 9780230277533 : 0230277535 : |
CLC: | F112.1 |
Contents: | List of Illustrations Foreword and Acknowledgements Notes on the Authors List of Abbreviations PART I: THE RESEARCH CONTEXT Introduction: Corporate Norm-entrepreneurship and Global Governance Basic Concepts and Assumptions PART II: CAUSES OF CORPORATE NORM-ENTREPRENEURSHIP The Social and Political Environment Actor Characteristics Institutional Arrangements Comparisons for Conclusions: Different Paths to Corporate Norm-entrepreneurship PART III: EVALUATING CORPORATE NORM-ENTREPRENEURSHIP The Effectiveness of Transnational Private Governance The Legitimacy Potential of Transnational Private Governance Towards a New Institutional Architecture for Global Governance: the Political Role of the Private Sector Bibliography Index. |