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Global Public Policy: Business and the Countervailing Powers of Civil Society book cover

1st Edition

Global Public Policy Business and the Countervailing Powers of Civil Society

Edited By Karsten Ronit Copyright 2007
202 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

202 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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We are in a critical period where civil society organizations actively influence business political behaviour, while corporations and business associations are adopting new and flexible strategies aimed at closer contact with civil society. Against the backdrop of such broad reorientations, this book analyzes the new and changing roles of business and civil society actors to offer an accurate... Read more

Preface  1. Introduction: Global Public Policy - The New Policy Arrangements of Business and Countervailing Groups Karsten Ronit  2. Labor and Business on a Global Scale Alex Diceanu and Robert O’Brien  3. Modes of Consumer Participation and Engagement in the Making of Global Consumer Policy  Karsten Ronit  4. Governance and Contestation in Global Finance Tony Porter  5. Privilege and Underprivilege: Countervailing Groups, Policy and the Mining Industry at the Global Level Aynsley Kellow  6. Two Worlds Apart? Davos’ World Economic Forum and Porto Alegre’s World Social Forum Michelle Beyeler  7. The Evolution of Climate Policy - Business and Environmental Organizations between Alliance Building and Entrenchment  Shannon K. Orr   8. Conclusions: The Predicaments of the New Policy Arrangements in Global Public Policy Karsten Ronit

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