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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume exposes power imbalances that underpin and undermine the efficacy of various private initiatives aimed at regulating human rights abuses in global supply chains. The editors and many authors rightly stress the need to dismantle the current system, which tends to legitimize these asymmetries experienced by workers and affected communities. * Surya Deva, City University of Hong Kong *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Key Acronyms
Part I. Framing the Discussion: Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism
Chapter 1. Private Regulatory Initiatives, Human Rights, and Supply Chain Capitalism
Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle, and Kate Taylor
Chapter 2. Closing Gaps in the Chain: Regulating Respect for Human Rights in Global Supply Chains and the Role of Multi-stakeholder Initiatives
Justine Nolan
Part II. Multi-stakeholder Initiatives and the Maldistribution of Power
Chapter 3. The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme and the Continuation of "Conflict Diamonds"
Farai Maguwu
Chapter 4. Reforming Commodity Certification Systems to Respect Indigenous Peoples' Rights: Prospects for the Forestry Stewardship Council and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Marcus Colchester
Chapter 5. What Difference Can Certification Regimes Make? The Mapuche People's Claims for Autonomy and the Forestry Industry in Southern Chile
Charles R. Hale and José Aylwin
Chapter 6. Sustainability Certification and Controversies Surrounding Palm Oil Expansion in Guatemala
Geisselle Vanessa Sánchez Monge
Part III. Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Programs: Attempts to Redistribute Power
Chapter 7. Assessing Feasibility for Worker-Driven Social Responsibility Programs
Sean Sellers
Chapter 8. From Public Relations to Enforceable Agreements: The Bangladesh Accord as a Model for Supply Chain Accountability
Jessica Champagne
Chapter 9. Transformation Through Transparency: Human Rights and Corporate Responsibilities in the Global Food System
Erika George
Part IV. Critical Reflections
Chapter 10. Reflections on Labor Standards in Global Supply Chains: Innovation and Scalability
James J. Brudney
Chapter 11. Situating Human Rights Approaches to Corporate Accountability in the Political Economy of Supply Chain Capitalism
Dan Danielsen
Chapter 12. Taking Consumers Seriously: Public Regulatory Tools of Accountability
Lauren Fielder
Chapter 13. Private Regulatory Initiatives and Beyond: Lessons and Reflections
Daniel Brinks, Julia Dehm, Karen Engle, and Kate Taylor
Notes
List of Contributors
Index
