Elaborating global private meta-governance: An inventory in the realm of voluntary sustainability standards

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 41-50

  Derkx, Boudewijn ^a   Glasbergen, Pieter ^b  

^a Formerly with the Maastricht Utrecht Nijmegen Program on Partnerships   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Certification; Fragmentation; Meta governance; Sustainability standards; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; META-ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 84905182834     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.016     Document Type: Article

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