Legitimation of certifying partnerships in the global market place

Environmental Policy and Governance

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 354-367

  Glasbergen, Pieter ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Certification; Global governance; Legitimacy; Partnerships; Private regulation

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GLOBAL ECONOMY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84890807084     PISSN: 1756932X     EISSN: 17569338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eet.1625     Document Type: Article

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