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Civil Regulation [pdf download] by Jem Bendell Chapter from Terms for Endearment: Business, NGOs and Sustainable Development (2000) The diifferent tactics used by NGOs (i.e. boycotts, disinvestment campaigns, ethical consumerism, etc.) are part of a process of 'regulating' business. This form of regulation is helping to make up the deficit of democratic governance which we face as a result of economic globablisation. Bendell argues that the current amphases on volunatrism and corporate social resopnsibility are misguided, as they sidestep the need to credat new mechanisms for the democratic control of markets and the accountability of its institutions. Making It Work: Why the Kimberley Process Must Do More to Stop Conflict Diamonds [pdf download] Global Witness (November 2005) The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme is an agreement set up to eliminate the trade in conflict diamonds. The process was created in response to a civil society campaign that exposed the way in which diamonds funded conflict and has demonstrated how governments, civil society and industry can work together on conflict prevention. However, this report will show that despite the progress made and the international acclaim garnered by the scheme, the Kimberley Process must be strengthened significanttly if it is to achieve its aim. The Power of Activism [pdf download] by Debora Spar and Lane La Mure California Mgmt. Review (Spring 2003) Spar and La Mure examine what acounts for the variation in how firms respond to activist pressure, why some firms take extremely proactive measures in the face of public pressure while others stand defiant and why some firms capitulate to NGO demands while others refuse. Specifically, they ask why firms choose one of three strategies -preemption, capitulation, or resistance - and what determines their response. |
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