Business Regulation and Non-State Actors

<p>This volume assesses the achievements and limitations of a new set of non-state or multistakeholder institutions that are concerned with improving the social and environmental record of business and holding corporations to account. It does so from a perspective that aims to address two limitations that often characterize this field of inquiry. First fragmentation: articles or books typically focus on one or a handful of cases. Second the development dimension: what does such regulation imply for developing countries and subaltern groups in terms of well-being empowerment and sustainability? This volume examines more than 20 initiatives or institutions associated with different regulatory and development approaches including the business-friendly corporate social responsibility (CSR) agenda ‘corporate accountability’ and ‘fair trade’ or social economy.</p>