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UNINA9910824845003321 |
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Titolo |
Voluntary programs : a club theory perspective / / edited by Matthew Potoski and Aseem Prakash |
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Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-69472-3 |
9786612694721 |
0-262-25913-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (355 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PotoskiMatthew <1969-> |
PrakashAseem |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Voluntary Clubs; I Theories of Voluntary Clubs; 2 A Club Theory Approach to VoluntaryPrograms; 3 Clubs, Credence Standards, and Social Pressure; 4 An Economics Perspective on Treating Voluntary Programs as Clubs; II Industry and International Clubs; 5 The Kimberley Process, Club Goods, and Public Enforcement of a Private Regime; 6 Standards for Sweatshops; 7 Voluntary Agreements and the Shipping Industry; 8 Technical Standards as Public and Club Goods?; 9 How Universal Are Club Standards?; III Governmental and NGO Clubs; 10 Green Clubs |
11 Government Clubs12 Self-regulation and Voluntary Programs among Nonprofit Organizations; IV Conclusion; 13 Voluntary Clubs; Notes; References; Contributors; Author Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Discusses which voluntary business organizations succeed in their socially responsible aims and why by focusing mostly on the rules of the organization. |
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