Private standards and global governance : economic, legal and political perspectives

Author(s)

• Marx, Axel

Bibliographic Information

Private standards and global governance : economic, legal and political perspectives

edited by Axel Marx ... [et al.]

（Leuven global governance）

Edward Elgar, c2012

• : hbk

Note

On title page: Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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 labour conditions. They begin with an introduction to, and discussion of, several leading existing private standards, and go on to assess private food standards and their legitimacy and effectiveness in the context of the global trade regime. This truly multidisciplinary assessment of the scope and importance of private standards as a governance tool in a globalizing world will prove to be an enlightening read for a wide-ranging audience encompassing: academics, students, researchers, policymakers and analysts focusing on private forms of governance in several sectors including economics, law, politics, development, environment and agriculture. Contributors: E. Becault, F. Cafaggi, L. Colen, L. Cuyvers, T. De Meyer, N. Hachez, S. Henson, J. Humphrey, M. Maertens, A. Marx, J. Swinnen, G.H. Stanton, F. van Waarden, J. Wouters

Table of Contents

Contents: 1. Introduction: Private Standards and Global Governance Axel Marx, Miet Maertens, Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters 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 Frans van Waarden 3. Private Standards in Forestry: Assessing the Legitimacy and Effectiveness of the Forest Stewardship Council Axel Marx, Emilie Becault and Jan Wouters 4. Private Standards in Global Agri-food Chains Spencer Henson and John Humphrey 5. Market-driven Promotion of International Labour Standards in Southeast Asia: The Corporatization of Social Justice Ludo Cuyvers and Tim De Meyer PART II: PRIVATE FOOD STANDARDS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES 6. Private Standards, Global Food Supply Chains and the Implications for Developing Countries Miet Maertens and Johan Swinnen 7. Globalization, Private Standards and Poverty: Evidence from Senegal Liesbeth Colen, Miet Maertens and Johan Swinnen PART III: PRIVATE FOOD STANDARDS AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: LEGAL PERSPECTIVES 8. Transnational Governance by Contract: Private Regulation and Contractual Networks in Food Safety Fabrizio Cafaggi 9. Food Safety-related Private Standards: The WTO Perspective Gretchen H. Stanton 10. Private Standards, Global Governance and International Trade: The Case of Global Food Safety Governance Jan Wouters, Axel Marx and Nicolas Hachez 11. Conclusion: Private Standards - a Global Governance Tool? Axel Marx, Miet Maertens, Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters Index

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Details

• NCID: BB09977866
• ISBN:
  • 9781849808743
• LCCN: 2012935284
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cheltenham
• Pages/Volumes: x, 316 p
• Size: 24 cm.
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 382.3
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Trade regulation
  • LCSH : International law
  • LCSH : World politics
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BB09977797