Private standards and global governance : economic, legal and political perspectives / edited by Axel Marx ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marx, Axel.

Series:

Leuven global governance.

Leuven global governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trade regulation.

International law.

World politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Private regulatory initiatives aim to govern supply chains across the globe according to a set of environmental, food safety and/or social standards. Until now, literature on the topic has been fragmented and divided by research fields. However, this unique and comprehensive book bridges these disciplinary and thematic research lines, bringing together an interdisciplinary group of leading scholars to identify key issues. The expert contributors assess the state-of-the-art with regard to private regulation of food, natural resources and labor conditions. They begin with an introduction to, and

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; 1. Introduction: private standards and global governance; PART I Global governance through private standards: the cases of natural resources, food and labour conditions; 2.Governing global commons: the public-private protection of fish and forests; 3. Private standards in forestry:assessing the legitimacy and effectiveness of the Forest Stewardship Council; 4. Private standards in global agri-food chains; 5. Market-driven promotion of international labour standards in Southeast Asia: the corporatization of social justice

PART II Private food standards and global governance: economic perspectives6. Private standards, global food supply chains and the implications for developing countries; 7. Globalization, private standards and poverty: evidence from Senegal; PART III Private food standards and global governance: legal perspectives; 8. Transnational governance by contract: private regulation and contractual networks in food safety; 9. Food safety-related private standards: the WTO perspective; 10. Private standards, global governance and international trade: the case of global food safety governance

11. Conclusion: private standards - a global governance tool?Index

Notes:

"Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-57594-9

9786613888396

1-84980-875-9

OCLC:

809272687