www sfbgovernance de Workshop 18 September 2007 Johannesburg
www. sfb-governance. de Workshop 18 September 2007, Johannesburg Give and Take? Business and Public Policy Making: Insights from the Global and the South African Perspective
www. sfb-governance. de Workshop 18 September 2007, Johannesburg Business and Public Policy Making: Insights from the Global and the South African Perspective Roundtable Discussion: Responsible Business – Responsive State? Public-Private Governance in Environmental Protection, the Combat of HIV/AIDS, and Crime Prevention in South Africa
www. sfb-governance. de Research Project Fostering Regulation? Corporate Social Responsibilityin Countries with Weak Regulatory Capacity Short overview and preliminary findings
www. sfb-governance. de Research Question Assuming that corporate actors have instituted high-level CSR, 1. Under which conditions does industry committed to CSR demand governmental regulation/implementation 2. Under which conditions does the demand of CSR firms induce government to introduce higher regulation?
www. sfb-governance. de Assumptions • Firms have instituted demanding self-regulation of environmental and health standards • Governments at different levels show a lack of capacity with regard to implementation and enforcement of policies
www. sfb-governance. de Key Factors • Firm-specific variables: Size & reputation, NGO pressure yes/no, home country regulation, export to highly or lowly regulated countries, companies provide incentives to government (i. e. pooling of resources) • Sector-specific variables: market structure, weak/strong associations, exit option • Issue-area specific factors: governments face high problem pressure, few/many veto players, coalition building with NGOs/local constituencies
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www. sfb-governance. de Questions for Discussion When does business proactively engage with public actors to improve regulation / the provision of common goods? What counts most? àSector and firm variables àKind of policy issue àPublic actor characteristics Consider the state as driving actor: When does the state approach business to contribute to the provision of common goods / and under which conditions does business respond?
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