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Alternatives to Multilateralism

New Forms of Social and Environmental Governance

By: Lena Partzsch

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Alternatives to Multilateralism

New Forms of Social and Environmental Governance

By: Lena Partzsch

Analysis and case studies of emerging forms of private, public, and hybrid social and environmental governance. The effects of globalization on governance are complex and uncertain. As markets integrate, governments have become increasingly hesitant to enforce regulations inside their own jurisdictions. At the same time, multilateralism has proven unsuccessful in coordinating states' responses to global challenges. In this book, Lena Partzsch describes alternatives to multilateralism, offering analyses and case studies of emerging—alternative—forms of private, public, and hybrid social and environmental regulation. In doing so, she offers a unique overview of cutting-edge approaches to global governance. After laying the theoretical and empirical foundation of her argument, Partzsch presents three case studies from the countries most affected by these new forms of governance. Drawing on primary documents, interviews, and participatory observations, she analyzes cotton supply chains and voluntary (private) cotton certification in Ethiopia; public supply-chain regulation of “conflict resources” from the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and hybrid governance of palm oil production in Indonesia. Partzsch finds that the new entanglement of public and private regulation fails to address social and environmental considerations in mainstream markets; argues that only in exceptional cases do alternative forms of regulation overcome the power asymmetries between actors in the consuming countries of the Global North and those in the producing countries of the Global South; and concludes that, while the paradigm of free trade fades, we must continue to develop viable alternatives in order to pursue collective norms of environmental sustainability and social justice.

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MIT Press

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ISBN 10

0262539225

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9780262539227

Social Entrepreneurship in the Water Sector

Getting Things Done Sustainably

By: Rafael Ziegler,Lena Partzsch,Jana Gebauer,Marianne Henkel,Justus Lodemann

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Social Entrepreneurship in the Water Sector

Getting Things Done Sustainably

By: Rafael Ziegler,Lena Partzsch,Jana Gebauer,Marianne Henkel,Justus Lodemann

There are few sectors where Šgetting things done sustainably� is as important as it is for the water sector. From drinking water and sanitation to water use in agriculture, industry, and ecosystems, Rafael Ziegler and his co-authors investigate the con

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