Multi-Stakeholder Governance and Voluntary Programme Interactions: Legitimation Politics in the Institutional Design of Corporate Social Responsibility

@article{Fransen2012MultiStakeholderGA,
  title={Multi-Stakeholder Governance and Voluntary Programme Interactions: Legitimation Politics in the Institutional Design of Corporate Social Responsibility},
  author={L. Fransen},
  journal={Socio-economic Review},
  year={2012},
  volume={10},
  pages={163-192}
}
  • L. Fransen
  • Published 2012
  • Economics
  • Socio-economic Review
A variety of innovative institutional forms have emerged within the context of voluntary attempts to address pressing social and environmental issues. Among such institutions, the prevailing wisdom is that those characterized as encompassing multi-stakeholder -governance are generally seen as having greater legitimacy than other forms of voluntary action, and such institutions have proliferated as a result. At the same time, business-driven programs that exclude societal stakeholder groups are… Expand
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