Democracy and Public-Private Partnerships in Global Governance [electronic resource] /
Bexell, M.editor.
Mörth, U.editor.
There has been rapid proliferation of public–private partnerships in areas of human rights, environmental protection and development in global governance. This book demonstrates how different forms of partnership legitimacy and accountability interact, and pinpoints trade-offs between democratic values in partnership operations.
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Contents; Foreword; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; Part I Public-Private Partnerships and Democracy; Introduction: Partnerships, Democracy, and Governance; Partnerships, Boundary Blurring, and Accountable Actorhood; Public-Private Partnerships and the Democratic Deficit: Is Performance-Based Legitimacy the Answer?; Partnership Accountability Need Not Be Democratic Accountability; Part II Partnerships and Democratic Values in Global Governance; Public Markets and Private Democracy? The Renegotiation of Public and Private in Global Politics
From Business UNusual to Business as Usual: The Future Legitimacy of Public-Private Partnerships with Multilateral OrganizationsTransnational Standard-Setting Partnerships in the Field of Social Rights: The Interplay of Legitimacy, Institutional Design, and Process Management; From Rhetoric to Practice: The Legitimacy of Global Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development; Coordinating Actors in the Fight against HIV/AIDS: From ""Lead Agency"" to Public-Private Partnerships; UNDP, Business Partnerships, and the (UN) Democratic Governance of Development; Part III Conclusions
Conclusions and DirectionsIndex
Includes bibliographical references and index.
There has been rapid proliferation of public–private partnerships in areas of human rights, environmental protection and development in global governance. This book demonstrates how different forms of partnership legitimacy and accountability interact, and pinpoints trade-offs between democratic values in partnership operations.
Political theory.
Political philosophy.
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Human rights.
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International Organization.
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