Private standards and global governance [electronic resource] : economic, legal and political perspectives / edited by Axel Marx ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Marx, Axel | Edward Elgar PublishingMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Leuven global governancePublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2012Description: 1 online resource (x, 316 p.) : illISBN: 9781849808750 (e-book)Subject(s): Trade regulation -- Congresses | International law -- Congresses | World politics -- CongressesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification: 338.9 LOC classification: HD3612 | .P75 2012Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
pt. 1. Global governance through private standards : the cases of natural resources, food and labour conditions -- pt. 2. Private food standards and global governance : economic perspectives -- pt. 3. Private food standards and global governance : legal perspectives.
Summary: The expert contributors assess the state-of-the-art with regard to private regulation of food, natural resources and labor 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.
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Papers based on a 2008 workshop.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Global governance through private standards : the cases of natural resources, food and labour conditions -- pt. 2. Private food standards and global governance : economic perspectives -- pt. 3. Private food standards and global governance : legal perspectives.

The expert contributors assess the state-of-the-art with regard to private regulation of food, natural resources and labor 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.

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