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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451245603321

Autore

Hirschland Matthew J

Titolo

Corporate social responsibility and the shaping of global public policy [[electronic resource] /] / Mattthew J. Hirschland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

ISBN

1-281-36127-5

9786611361273

0-230-60177-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (213 p.)

Collana

Political evolution and institutional change

Disciplina

174/.4

Soggetti

Social responsibility of business

Political planning - Moral and ethical aspects

International business enterprises - Moral and ethical aspects

Corporations - Moral and ethical aspects

Globalization - Moral and ethical aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; One: The New Global Business Regulation-Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility; Two: CSR Practice Meets Theory-Global Governance and Global Public Policy Networks; Three: Managing Global Economic Transformations-The History of Regulating the Corporation, Then and Now; Four: Market Heal Thyself?-Socially Responsible Investment Networks; Five: Wrestling with Pigs-Partnerships for Public Policy; Six: Private Supply Chain Management-Code Making and Enforcement Networks; Seven: A Public Role for Private Actors-Conclusions and the Road Ahead; Appendices; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

This book introduces readers to the dynamic networks made up of businesses, NGOs and multilateral organizations that, for better and for worse, define corporate social responsibility (CSR) today. It examines the work of these CSR networks that are taking on the "heavy-lifting" of global governance.