Good cop/bad cop : environmental NGOs and their strategies toward business / Thomas P. Lyon, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lyon, Thomas P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Non-governmental organizations--Environmental aspects.

Non-governmental organizations.

Non-governmental organizations--Social aspects.

Corporations--Environmental aspects.

Corporations.

Social responsibility of business.

Public-private sector cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Good cop, bad cop

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, c2010.

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play an increasingly prominent role in addressing complex environmental issues such as climate change, persistent bio-accumulative pollutants, and the conservation of biodiversity. At the same time, the landscape in which they operate is changing rapidly. Markets, and direct engagement with industry, rather than traditional government regulation, are often the tools of choice for NGOs seeking to change corporate behavior today. Yet these new strategies are poorly understood-by business, academics, and NGOs themselves. How will NGOs choose which battles to

Contents:

COVER; GOOD COP/BAD COP: Environmental NGOs and their Strategies toward Business; COPYRIGHT ; CONTENTS ; CONTRIBUTORS ; FOREWORD: WHAT DO ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS WANT? ; PREFACE ; INTRODUCTION

PART I WHERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS HEADED?CHAPTER 1 THE TWENTY-FIRST-CENTURY NGO; CHAPTER 2 WHO IS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT?; PART II HOW DO SOCIAL SCIENTISTS UNDERSTAND NGOS?; CHAPTER 3 CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: UNDERSTANDING THE DYNAMICS AND IMPACTS OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT; CHAPTER 4 ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS: WHAT POLITICAL SCIENCE HAS TO OFFER; CHAPTER 5 AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE ON NGO STRATEGIES AND OBJECTIVES; PART III HOW DO PRACTITIONERS UNDERSTAND NGOS?; CHAPTER 6 CONFRONTATION VS. COOPERATION: ALTERNATIVE NGO STYLES; CHAPTER 7 WORLD WILDLIFE FUND

CHAPTER 8 ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUNDCHAPTER 9 GREENPEACE; CHAPTER 10 RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK; CHAPTER 11 CORPORATE RESPONSES TO NGO CAMPAIGNS; CHAPTER 12 COOPERATION: LEARNING FROM BP'S EXPERIENCE WITH NGOS; PART IV THE ROAD AHEAD; CHAPTER 13 AN NGO RESEARCH PROGRAM: A COLLECTIVE ACTION PERSPECTIVE; CHAPTER 14 GOOD COPS, BAD COPS, AND THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271) and index.

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ISBN:

1-280-87348-5

9786613714794

1-136-52466-5

1-936331-50-0

1-136-52465-7

9781936331505

OCLC:

804665754