Since the second half of the twentieth century, the gradual nationalization of political authority that was typical for much of the State's history since the seventeenth century has come to a standstill and given way to the denationalization of political authority. Non-state actors acquire...

1. Development and the problematic of non-state regulation / Darryl Reed -- 2. Activism, business regulation and development / Peter Utting -- 3. Assessing the ETI codes of labour practice / Stephane Barrientos and Sally Smith -- 4. Social accountability 8000 and socioeconomic development /...