Private Standards, the Organization of Global Supply Chains, and their Impact on Developing Countries

M. Maertens; J. Swinnen

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Private Standards and Global Governance

Economic, Legal and Political Perspectives

Leuven Global Governance series

Edited by Axel Marx, Miet Maertens, Johan Swinnen and Jan Wouters

The expert contributors assess the state-of-the-art with regard to private regulation of food, natural resources and labor conditions. They begin with an introduction to, and discussion of, several leading existing private standards, and go on to assess private food standards and their legitimacy and effectiveness in the context of the global trade regime.

Monograph Book

Published in print:: 31 Aug 2012

ISBN:: 9781849808743

eISBN:: 9781849808750

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849808750

Pages:: 328

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Chapter 6: Private Standards, the Organization of Global Supply Chains, and their Impact on Developing Countries

M. Maertens and J. Swinnen

Monograph Chapter

Published:: 31 August 2012

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781849808750.00012

Pages:: (19 total)

Collection: Economics 2012

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26/6/12/final 6. Private standards, global food supply chains and the implications for developing countries Miet Maertens and Johan Swinnen 1. INTRODUCTION Standards are increasingly dominating world trade and production. This is particularly impo...

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