Quality and legitimacy of global governance
Subtitle: case lessons from forestry
By: Timothy Cadman
Series: International political economy series; International political economy series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9780230243583
Subjects: International cooperation; Forest management; Case studies; Government policy; Environmental economics
Description: "As the international community struggles with major issues such as deforestation, it is increasingly turning to sustainable development and market-based mechanisms to tackle environmental problems. Focusing on forestry, this book investigates the legitimacy of global forums and evaluates the quality of global governance in the current era"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction; title: Governance and Forest Management; title: Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); title: ISO, TC207 and the 14000 Series; title: Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC); title: United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF); title: Comparative Analysis; title: Conclusions.