Analyses of globalization and global governance frequently identify business actors, in particular TNCs, as the major beneficiaries of assoviated changes in the political capacities of state and non-state actors. This book examines in a systematic, comprehensive and theoretically grounded manner...

Preface -- List of tables and figures -- Exploring the role of business in global governance -- Global governance, business, and the question of power -- The approach -- The structure of the book -- Concluding thoughts -- Globalization and global governance --The setting: a globalizing world --...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- List of contributors -- Introduction: critical and transformative perspectives on global sustainability governance -- PART 1 Conceptual lenses -- 1...