{"product_id":"9781786992581","title":"Business, Power and Sustainability in a World of Global Value Chains","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBusiness, Power and Sustainability in a World of Global Value Chains\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStefano Ponte\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ Development \/ Sustainable Development\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe interaction of sustainability governance and global value chains has crucial implications the world over. When it comes to sustainability the last decade has witnessed the birth of hybrid forms of governance where business, civil society and public actors interact at different levels, leading to a focus on concepts of legitimacy within multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSIs).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased in over 15 years of theoretical engagement and field research, \u003ci\u003eBusiness, Power and Sustainability\u003c\/i\u003e draws from both labour-intensive value chains, such as in the agro-food sector (coffee, wine, fish, biofuels, palm oil), and from capital-intensive value chains such as in shipping and aviation, to discuss how sustainability governance can be best designed, managed and institutionalized in today's world of global value chains (GVCs). Examining current theoretical and analytical efforts aimed at including sustainability issues in GVC governance theory, it expands on recent work examining GVC upgrading by introducing the concept of environmental upgrading; and through new conceptions of orchestration, it provides suggestions for how governments and international organizations can best facilitate the achievement of sustainability goals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEssential reading on the governance of sustainability in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefano Ponte is a professor of international political economy at Copenhagen Business School and Director at the Centre for Business and Development Studies. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eNew Actors and Alliances in Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2014); \u003ci\u003eBrand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Coffee Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed 2005).\u003cbr\u003eStefano Ponte is a professor of international political economy at Copenhagen Business School and Director at the Centre for Business and Development Studies. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eNew Actors and Alliances in Development\u003c\/i\u003e (2014); \u003ci\u003eBrand Aid: Shopping Well to Save the World \u003c\/i\u003e(2011) and \u003ci\u003eThe Coffee Paradox\u003c\/i\u003e (Zed 2005).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 October 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781786992581\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63033087262860,"sku":"9781786992581","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_76ea40ec-a454-40a6-9519-8b14089e477b.jpg?v=1792189266","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781786992581","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}