Public-Private Partnerships for Sustainable Development

• Main Author: Marx, Axel (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: n/a; flood disaster; PPPs; information system success model; bibliometric analysis; public-private partnerships; project performance; disaster notification system; sovereignty; trade policy; voluntary sustainability standards (VSS); public-private governance; trade unions; signalling theory; sustainability; cocoa; voluntary sustainability standards; sustainable development; standards; public-private interactions; power resources; information asymmetry; VSS; public-private partnership; multiple criteria decision making (MCDM); drivers; user interests; PPP projects; private governance; participation; mountains; value chain; corporate social responsibility; sustainability standards; networks; hotspots; Costa Rica; agriculture; PPP; Sweden; policy changes; China; public-private partnership (PPP); sustainable behaviors; multi-stakeholder initiatives; process; biodiversity; relational norms; implementation; pineapple; European Union; collaboration; infrastructure; ISO 26000; natural resource management; governance; palm oil
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Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) and other private governance instruments (e.g., Fair Trade, Forest Stewardship Council, Fair Wear Foundation, GLOBALGAP) are increasingly regulating global production processes and economic activities. VSS verify the compliance of products or production proce...