Private regulatory initiatives, human rights, and supply chain capitalism / Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle, and Kate Taylor -- Closing gaps in the chain : regulating respect for human rights in global supply chains and the role of multi-stakeholder initiatives / Justine Nolan -- The Kimberley Process certification scheme and the continuation of "conflict diamonds" / Farai Maguwu -- Reforming commodity certification systems to respect indigenous peoples' rights : prospects for the Forestry Stewardship Council and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil / Marcus Colchester -- What difference can certification regimes make? The Mapuche People's claims for autonomy and the forestry industry in Southern Chile / Charles R. Hale and Jose Aylwin -- Sustainability certification and controversies surrounding palm oil expansion in Guatemala / Geisselle Vanessa Sanchez Monge -- Assessing feasibility for worker-driven social responsibility programs / Sean Sellers -- From public relations to enforceable agreements : the Bangladesh Accord as a model for supply chain accountability / Jessica Champagne -- Transformation through transparency : human rights and corporate responsibilities in the global food system / Erika George -- Reflections on labor standards in global supply chains : innovation and scalability / James J. Brudney -- Situating human rights approaches to corporate accountability in the political economy of supply chain capitalism / Dan Danielsen -- Taking consumers seriously : public regulatory tools of accountability / Lauren Fielder -- Private regulatory initiatives and beyond : lessons and reflections / Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle, and Kate Taylor.
Summary:
"Private regulatory initiatives (PRIs) span a range of industries, sectors, and contexts, with some focusing on discrete supply chains and others on industries and sectors in specific countries or regions. The contributions in this volume coalesce around one basic claim: the inequalities and disparities of power and wealth that are a key characteristic of the contemporary global economy also mark the origins and operation of PRIs (though to varying degrees). This collection highlights the need for discussions about labor, environmental, and other human rights accountability within supply chains to be situated within a broader analysis of the political economy of contemporary supply chain capitalism. It seeks to enrich discussions of PRIs by bringing into conversation the lenses of distributive justice and political economy alongside human rights. Together, the chapters suggest that PRIs will be more legitimate and work best when those workers and communities who are most directly affected are given significant roles in norm production, monitoring, and enforcement. The contributions in this volume demonstrate that understanding how value is legally and contingently created and unequally distributed to different actors along a supply chain is key to opening up opportunities for increasing participation, improving conditions at the "bottom" of that chain, and potentially shifting inequalities within production networks"-- Provided by publisher.
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