Little consensus exists about the effectiveness of transnational private governance in domains such as labor, the environment, or human rights. The paper builds on recent scholarship on labor standards to emphasize the role of labor agency in transnational private governance. It argues that the...

pt. 1. (Self-)regulation in the financial sector -- pt. 2. Transnational corporations facing labour, ecological, and consumers' concerns -- pt. 3. Prospects and limits of avant-garde cases: the private regulation of the cyberspace -- pt. 4. Regional integration as a driving force towards...