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The Private Regulation of Global Corporate Conduct: Achievements and Limitations

University of California, Berkeley

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	Abstract

The article assesses the achievements and limitations of the private regulation of global corporate conduct. Private regulation occurs through voluntary, private, nonstate industry and cross-industry codes that address labor practices, environmental performance, and human rights policies. The author argues that while private regulation has resulted in some substantive improvements in corporate behavior, it cannot be regarded as a substitute for the more effective exercise of state authority at both the national and international levels. Ultimately, private regulation must be integrated with and reinforced by more effective state-based and enforced regulatory policies at both the national and international levels.

First published on August 17, 2009
Business & Society 2009, doi:10.1177/0007650309343407


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