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 --...

Democratic legitimacy is rarely associated with private governance. After all, private actors are not legitimized through elections by a demos. Instead of abandoning democratic principles when entering the private sphere of governance, however, this article argues in favour of employing...