Business and Climate Change Governance: South Africa in Comparative Perspective

by Tanja A. Börzel (Editor), Ralph Hamann (Editor)

The authors identify conditions under which firms seek higher rather than lower regulation in a context of weak regulatory capacities by engaging in self-regulation or partnering up with theagovernment and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in theaautomotive, food, textile, andamining sectors fight environmental pollution and HIV/AIDS.

291 pages, ebook

First published June 4, 2013

About the author

Tanja A. Börzel is Professor of Political Science and holds the Chair for European Integration at the Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. She is co-coordinator of the Research College "The Transformative Power of Europe" and directs the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence 'Europe and its Citizens'. Her research focus and teaching experience lie in the field of institutional theory and governance, European integration, and comparative regionalism.