The Strategic Use of Transnational Private Standards: Strengthening or Weakening Government Regulation?

Over the past two decades, transnational private standards such as “dolphin-safe,” “fair-trade,” and “sustainably produced timber,” have become ubiquitous. The regulatory landscape of many issue areas includes a mix of these private standards and government regulation. This is puzzling as firms adop...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henin, Thibaud
Other Authors: Mitchell, Ronald
Language:en_US
Published: University of Oregon 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23112