1st Edition

The World Economic Forum A Multi-Stakeholder Approach to Global Governance

By Geoffrey Allen Pigman Copyright 2007
190 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the paradoxes and unique characteristics of the World Economic Forum, highlighting contemporary issues and debates on global governance, economic development and corporate social responsibility. The Forum is one of the most influential, but least understood, global institutions. Its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland and its regional summits held around the world attract a... Read more

1. A Multi-Stakeholder Approach: An Historical Overview  2. Purposes Public and Private: How the Forum Works  3. The Forum in Contemporary Global Society: Theoretical Questions  4. Generating Knowledge Today: WEF Meetings in 2005  5. Discourse, Research and Action: Technology and the Initiatives  6. Engaging the Critics  7. The Forum Looking Ahead 

Biography

Pigman, Geoffrey Allen