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Fair Trade, Corporate Accountability and Beyond
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ABSTRACT
As trade and production have increasingly crossed international boundaries, private bodies and governments alike have sought new ways to regulate labour standards and advance goals of fairness and social justice. Governments are harnessing social and market forces to advance corporate accountability, while private bodies are employing techniques drawn from command and control regulation to shape the behaviour of business. This collection brings together the research and reflections of a diverse international mix of academics, activists and practitioners in the fields of fair trade and corporate accountability, representing perspectives from both the industrialized and developing worlds. Contributors provide detailed case studies of a range of social justice governance initiatives, documenting the evolution of established strategies of advocacy and social mobilization, and evaluating the strengths and limitations of voluntary initiatives compared with legally enforceable instruments.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Introduction
chapter 1|32 pages
Social Governance in a Global Economy: Introduction to an Evolving Agenda
part |22 pages
Part I Individual and Civic Action Through Fair Trade
chapter 3|18 pages
Developing Markets, Building Networks: Promoting Fair Trade in Asia
chapter 4|18 pages
Mainstreaming Fair Trade: Fair Trade Brands and the Problem of Ownership
chapter 5|28 pages
What Gives Fair Trade its Right to Operate? Organizational Legitimacy and Strategic Management
part |2 pages
Part II Responsible Consumers and Corporations
chapter 7|12 pages
Corporations and Global Justice: Rethinking ‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Responsibilities
chapter 8|20 pages
Corporate Responsibility and Stakeholder Governance: Relevance to the Australian Garment Sector
part |2 pages
Part III Mobilized Workers
chapter 11|12 pages
Corporate Accountability and the Potential for Workers’ Representation in China
chapter 12|22 pages
The Threat Posed by ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ to Trade Union Rights
chapter 13|14 pages
Can CSR Help Workers Organize? An Examination of the Lessons Learnt and an Exploration of a New Way Forward
chapter 14|18 pages
Corporate Accountability through Community and Unions: Linking Workers and Campaigning to Improving Working Conditions across the Supply Chain
chapter 15|14 pages
Triangular Solidarity as an Alternative to CSR and Consumer-based Campaigning
part |2 pages
Part IV A Strengthened and Transformed Role for the State
chapter 16|20 pages
Regional Trade Agreements in the Pacific Islands: Fair Trade for Farmers?
chapter 17|16 pages
Crowding Out or Ratcheting Up? Fair Trade Systems, Regulation and New Governance
chapter 18|20 pages
The Regulatory Impact of Using Public Procurement to Promote Better Labour Standards in Corporate Supply Chains
chapter 19|14 pages
CSR is Not the Main Game: The Renewed Domestic Response to Labour Abuses in China
part |2 pages
Conclusion