Marking the success or end of global multi-stakeholder governance? The rise of national sustainability standards in Indonesia and Brazil for palm oil and soy

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 425-437

  Hospes, Otto ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Global private partnership; National standards; Proto institution; Rival governance network; RSPO; RTRS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906061799     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-014-9511-9     Document Type: Article

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