The politics of meta-governance in transnational private sustainability governance

@article{Fransen2015ThePO,
  title={The politics of meta-governance in transnational private sustainability governance},
  author={L. Fransen},
  journal={Policy Sciences},
  year={2015},
  volume={48},
  pages={293-317}
}
  • L. Fransen
  • Published 2015
  • Economics
  • Policy Sciences
    • In order to address challenges resulting from interactions between transnational private sustainability standard organizations, initiatives emerge that meta-govern these standards. Contrary to prevailing understandings in public policy literature, such meta-governance initiatives are mostly run by nongovernmental rather than governmental actors. While literature presents the sustainability standards field as predominantly governed by one meta-governor, ISEAL, it is hardly recognized that… CONTINUE READING
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