New Modes of Governance in the Shadow of Hierarchy: Self-regulation by Industry in Europe

By A. Heritier. Journal of Public Policy, 2008

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Gorillas in the closet? Public and private actors in the enforcement of transnational private regulation (2013, result): “This finding aligns with the more general hypothesis that the potential of public intervention, often couched in terms of the “shadow of hierarchy,” is needed to prompt the emergence of private regulation and to enhance its effectiveness (Héritier & Eckert 2008).”
Governance without a state: Can it work? (2010, background): “Companies prefer self-regulation (e.g. in reducing environmentally harmful effects) over legally binding regulation because of the greater flexibility and the influence they can exert on policy outcomes (Boddewyn 1992; Héritier & Eckert 2008).”
Decentralization (2012, background): “Héritier and Eckert (2008) argued that self-regulation is often implemented under “weak control.””
The New Political Role of Business in a Globalized World – A Review of a New Perspective on CSR and its Implications for the Firm, Governance, and Democracy (2011, unknown): “230), meaning the potential threat that stricter regulations will be enacted unless the potentially affected business firms adapt their behavior to the expectations of the legislator (Héritier and Eckert 2008; Schillemans 2008).”