Multi-Interest Self-Governance through Global Product Certification Programs

GLOBAL MULTI - LEVEL GOVERNANCE : European and Asian

The essays collectively address large themes: the clash between past and present in traditional culture; the ascription of miraculous powers to objects and the question of agency; commodifi cation, commercialism, collecting and globalism; the object as a lightning rod for nostalgia or authority; the search for the “authentic”; and the relationship of gender and power. Addressed to specialists, ...

Nonstate Global Governance: Is Forest Certification a Legitimate Alternative to a Global Forest Convention?

Voluntary Product Safety Certification

This paper describes the incentives for firms to seek voluntary product safety certifications. We consider a firm which makes the decision of whether or not to seek certification prior to selling the product. We show that, even when the firm and the consumers have same beliefs about the product safety there are incentives for the firm to seek safety certification. The main analysis investigates...

On-Farm Certification Programs

Any certification program must have audits in order to ensure that the product, process or system meets the requirements intended for the program and that they continue to follow these procedures. Audits are intended for control or compliance. This paper will deal with the different types of audits, how they are conducted and who usually conducts them. The procedures used in any audit have been...

refereed ) Eric Neumayer Self - interest , foreign need and good governance : are bilateral investment treaty programs similar to aid allocation ?

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