Development Issues in Global Governance: Public-Private Partnerships and Market Multilateralism

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Benedicte Bull (University of Oslo, Norway) Desmond McNeill (University of Oslo, Norway)

Development Issues in Global Governance

Public-Private Partnerships and Market Multilateralism

Benedicte Bull (University of Oslo, Norway), Desmond McNeill (University of Oslo, Norway)

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Routledge
28 September 2006

Development studies; Globalization; International relations; International economics; International business

Series: Routledge Studies in Globalisation

A new examination of corporate involvement in international development, a key issue for the global community in the twenty-first century.

Benedicte Bull and Desmond McNeill look at how and why United Nations organizations and the World Bank are increasingly working with private actors, including not-for-profit companies and corporations and business organizations and private foundations to address key world issues such as health, education, labour rights and water.

Critics have claimed that increased corporate involvement threatens the legtimacy of multilateral organizations and this book assesses this claim, while providing a comprehensive cross-sector study of public-private partnerships (PPP) and detailed case studies on:

the pharmaceutical industry, exploring health initatives such as the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization and the Global Fund to fights AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria the International Labour Organization and the fight against child labour. UNESCO and the partnerships with Intel and Microsoft to develop educational material and community centres for increasing computer literacy in the developing world World Bank and PPP efforts to improve water supplies in developing countries, critical for sustainable development, environmental integrity and the alleviation of poverty and hunger.

With new theoretical frameworks and fresh case-studies, this is an important contribution to our understanding of the changing role of private authority in international affairs. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of IPE, international relations and development.

By: Benedicte Bull (University of Oslo Norway), Desmond McNeill (University of Oslo, Norway)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 292g
ISBN: 9780415393393
ISBN 10: 0415393396
Series: Routledge Studies in Globalisation
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 28 September 2006
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benedicte Bull is Senior Researcher at SUM (Centre for Development and the Environment), University of Oslo, Norway. Desmond McNeill is Research Professor, and former Director, also at SUM, University of Oslo, Norway.