ISBN:
9780203799260
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (264 pages)
Series Statement:
RIPE Series in Global Political Economy Ser.
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
303.48/2
Keywords:
Globalization..
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Globalization ; Social aspects..
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Social responsibility of business..
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International business enterprises ; Social aspects..
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Foreign trade regulation..
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International economic relations
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Globalization is moving fast, impacting on the life of all nations with accelerating force. In this new study Ronnie Lipschutz shows how it is being handled by specific groups seeking positive outcomes for the people and causes they represent. Globalization, Governmentality and Global Politics details how the widespread failure of states and corporations to regulate the impact of increased globalization has given rise to non-governmental organizations and movements, aiming to influence corporations regarding social responsibilities and address key issues such as human rights, environmental destruction, unhealthy working conditions and child labour. Assessing the effectiveness of these efforts, it examines both the new movements and the issues they are tackling. With three key case studies on the clothing industry, sustainable forestry and corporate social responsibility, it explores the tensions between politics and management, examining the theoretical implications of regulation for politics, citizenship and the state. Finally, it takes a fresh look at what is to be done, calling for a return to politics centred on the direct participation of the individual in the social choices that affect quality of life, working conditions and the global future.
Abstract:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Between governmentality and global politics -- PART I Affluence and effluents -- 2 Globalization, externalities, and regulation -- 3 Creating a stark utopia? Self-regulating markets and the disappearance of politics -- PART II Doing well by doing good? -- 4 Doing well by doing it? Social regulation and the transnational apparel industry -- 5 Paper or plastic? The privatization of global forestry regulation -- 6 Corporate social responsibility as business strategy -- PART III What is to be done? -- 7 Morals, markets, and members: privatizing human rights in the name of the public good -- 8 Bringing politics back in -- References -- Index.
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