Purpose This chapter seeks to understand the emergence of new institutions of business regulation, standard-setting and governance commonly referred to as multistakeholder initiatives (MSIs), and to consider their implications both from the perspective of regulatory effectiveness and sustainable...

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 /...