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Business and Governance in South Africa

Racing to the Top?

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Governance and Limited Statehood (GLS)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Business, Governance and Government in South Africa: The Legacy of Apartheid

      • Jana Hönke, Nicole Kranz, Anna Kristin Müller-Debus, Christian R. Thauer
      Pages 18-38
  3. Fighting Environmental Pollution in South Africa

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
    2. Environmental Policy in South Africa

      • Nicole Kranz, Jana Hönke
      Pages 123-127
  4. Conclusions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 213-213
    2. Racing to the Top?

      • Tanja A. Börzel, Christian R. Thauer, Jana Hönke
      Pages 215-246
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 247-274

About this book

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 the government and/or NGOs. They analyse how firms in the automotive, food, textile, and mining sectors fight environmental pollution and HIV/AIDS.

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'Business and Governance in South Africa: Racing to the Top? is an eclectic, informed, and academic text that draws from the rich experiences and scholarly inputs of a wide range of experts in the fields of business, governance, environmental studies, international relations, and political science with special interest in Africa ... a bold eclectic academic endeavor on business governance in South Africa.' - African Studies Quarterly

Editors and Affiliations

  • Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

    Tanja A. Börzel, Christian R. Thauer

About the editors

Tanja A. Börzel, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Nicole Kranz, German International Cooperation Anna K. Müller-Debus, Deloitte, UK Christian R. Thauer, Freie University Berlin, UK ?

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