Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Emergence, Influence and Legitimacy
Published on 31. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-78100-652-8 (ISBN)
Description
The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg is remembered mainly for the promotion of a novel form of global governance: the so-called 'partnerships for sustainable development'. This book provides a first authoritative assessment of partnerships for sustainable development, ten years after the Johannesburg Summit. The extensive research builds on an exclusive Global Sustainability Partnerships Database and a series of in-depth qualitative case studies. Key questions studied in this book include the overall effectiveness and influence of partnerships, their geographical, functional and organizational scope, and their legitimacy.
This unique book systematically investigates the questions of emergence, influence and legitimacy, which will prove invaluable for scholars and students interested in global environmental governance and sustainability, public-private partnerships, sustainability at the UN level and environmental governance beyond international agreements and policies.
Contributors: K. Backstrand, F. Biermann, S. Chan, D. Compagnon, E. Dellas, A. Mert, C. Muller, P. Pattberg, K. Szulecki
This unique book systematically investigates the questions of emergence, influence and legitimacy, which will prove invaluable for scholars and students interested in global environmental governance and sustainability, public-private partnerships, sustainability at the UN level and environmental governance beyond international agreements and policies.
Contributors: K. Backstrand, F. Biermann, S. Chan, D. Compagnon, E. Dellas, A. Mert, C. Muller, P. Pattberg, K. Szulecki
Reviews / Votes
'The authors advance our understanding of the role of non-state actors in global governance. Not only do they empirically investigate the role of public - private - type 2 - partnerships systematically, they also critically consider their role in mitigating global governance deficits and their accountability in global governance.' -- Peter M. Haas, University of Massachusetts. Amherst, USMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78100-652-8 (9781781006528)
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Persons
Edited by Philipp Pattberg and Frank Biermann, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Sander Chan, German Development Institute, Germany and Aysem Mert, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden
Content
Contents:
Preface
1. Introduction: Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Philipp Pattberg, Frank Biermann, Sander Chan and Aysem Mert
PART I: EMERGENCE OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2. The Politics of Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Aysem Mert and Sander Chan
3. Explaining the Geographic, Thematic and Organizational Differentiation of Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Sander Chan and Christina Mueller
PART II: INFLUENCE OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
4. The Overall Effects of Partnerships for Sustainable Development: More Smoke than Fire?
Frank Biermann, Sander Chan, Aysem Mert and Philipp Pattberg
5. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector: Explaining Variation in their Problem-Solving Effectiveness
Kacper Szulecki, Philipp Pattberg and Frank Biermann
PART III: PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE OECD WORLD
6. Partnerships for Sustainable Development beyond the OECD World: Comparing China and India
Sander Chan
7. Africa's Involvement in Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Holy Grail or Business as Usual?
Daniel Compagnon
PART IV: LEGITIMACY OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
8. Are Partnerships for Sustainable Development Democratic and Legitimate?
Karin Baeckstrand
9. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Water Sector: Privatization, Participation and Legitimacy
Eleni Dellas
10. Assessing the Legitimacy of Technology Transfer through Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Water Sector
Aysem Mert and Eleni Dellas
11. Conclusions: Partnership for Sustainable Development
Philipp Pattberg, Frank Biermann, Sander Chan and Aysem Mert
Index
Preface
1. Introduction: Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Philipp Pattberg, Frank Biermann, Sander Chan and Aysem Mert
PART I: EMERGENCE OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
2. The Politics of Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Aysem Mert and Sander Chan
3. Explaining the Geographic, Thematic and Organizational Differentiation of Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Sander Chan and Christina Mueller
PART II: INFLUENCE OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
4. The Overall Effects of Partnerships for Sustainable Development: More Smoke than Fire?
Frank Biermann, Sander Chan, Aysem Mert and Philipp Pattberg
5. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector: Explaining Variation in their Problem-Solving Effectiveness
Kacper Szulecki, Philipp Pattberg and Frank Biermann
PART III: PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BEYOND THE OECD WORLD
6. Partnerships for Sustainable Development beyond the OECD World: Comparing China and India
Sander Chan
7. Africa's Involvement in Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Holy Grail or Business as Usual?
Daniel Compagnon
PART IV: LEGITIMACY OF PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
8. Are Partnerships for Sustainable Development Democratic and Legitimate?
Karin Baeckstrand
9. Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Water Sector: Privatization, Participation and Legitimacy
Eleni Dellas
10. Assessing the Legitimacy of Technology Transfer through Partnerships for Sustainable Development in the Water Sector
Aysem Mert and Eleni Dellas
11. Conclusions: Partnership for Sustainable Development
Philipp Pattberg, Frank Biermann, Sander Chan and Aysem Mert
Index