Global Public Policy - Business and the Countervailing Powers of Civil Society

Informationen zum Autor Karsten Ronit Klappentext With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book analyzes the new and changing roles of business and civil society actors to offer an accurate portrayal of the formation of global public policy. Zusammenfassung With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book analyzes the new and changing roles of business and civil society actors to offer an accurate portrayal of the formation of global public policy. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Global Public Policy - The New Policy Arrangements of Business and Countervailing Groups 2. Labor and Business on a Global Scale 3. Modes of Consumer Participation and Engagement in the Making of Global Consumer Policy 4. Governance and Contestation in Global Finance 5. Privilege and Underprivilege: Countervailing Groups, Policy and the Mining Industry at the Global Level 6. Two Worlds Apart? Davos’ World Economic Forum and Porto Alegre’s World Social Forum 7. The Evolution of Climate Policy - Business and Environmental Organizations between Alliance Building and Entrenchment 8. Conclusions: The Predicaments of the New Policy Arrangements in Global Public Policy

Product details

• Authors: Karsten Ronit
• Assisted by: Karsten Ronit (Editor), Ronit Karsten (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2006
• EAN: 9780415365116
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36511-6
• No. of pages: 182
• Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies