NGOs as nonmarket shapers - Governance

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NGOs as nonmarket shapers - Governance

• Tony Koehn
• AGSM 653

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Remember the Key Issues

• Environment
• Labor Standard
• Poverty
• Globalization
• Animal Rights

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Working Relationships

• NGO Corporate Community
• CorpWatch.orgAn NGO opposing corporate-led
  globalization through education and the fostering
  of democratic control over corporations by
  building grassroots globalization for human
  rights, labor rights and environmental justice.
• United Nations Global Compact
• A code of conduct for large companies launched
  by Kofi Annan, the United Nations
  Secretary-General in 2000. The Nine UN'
  Principles for multinational and transnational
  companies recognize various forms of human
  rights, labor/worker rights, and environmental
  rights.

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The NGO-Industrial ComplexBy Gary Gereffi,
Ronie Garcia-Johnson, and Erika Sasser

• Supporters believe that certification
  efforts embody a new model for global corporate
  governanceno mean feat when national governments
  appear unable to constrain powerful multinational
  corporationsSome observers even fear that
  certification driven by activists and
  corporations will preempt or supplant altogether
  the role of states and international
  organizations in addressing corporate
  accountability as free trade expands around the
  globe.

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Working Relationships

• NGO Government
• Human Rights Watch
• NGO dedicated to protecting the human rights of
  people around the world.
• Transparency International
• NGO dedicated to curbing both international and
  national corruption.
• Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
  Development
• The OECD, an international organization helping
  governments tackle the economic, social and
  governance challenges of a globalized economy.

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NGOs and UN evolving partnershipFurgus Watts
World Federalists of Canada

• The proliferation of NGOs across the world and
  the diverse roles they play suggests that they
  will be a continuing force in global policy
  making. A major challenge in the years ahead is
  to develop the public- private partnerships which
  can fully enable and encourage non-state actors
  to offer their contributions to effective global
  governance.

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The United States Agency for International
Development

• In the case of small business, chambers of
  commerce, trade associations, and other NGOs will
  be logical choices for USAID assistance and
  capacity development. In turn, these NGOs will
  help field missions in assessing and reforming
  the enabling environment for growth of small
  business.
• Similarly, in the case of democratic local
  governance, participation and advocacy will
  frequently be expressed through NGOs. These NGOs
  can have powerful influence on local and national
  governments--in some cases resulting in fractious
  relations. USAID missions will need to have an
  excellent understanding of relations between
  various levels of government and NGOs as they
  engage in policy dialogue, especially in the area
  of democratic governance.

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Reading List

• List of NGOs
• www.etown.edu/vl/ngos.html
• Union of International Associations
• www.uia.org/uiafaqs/faqorg.htmNGO
• Definition of an NGO
• www.undp.org/ppp/library/files/maslyu01.html
• Academics Studying Nike
• http//cbae.nmsu.edu/dboje/nike/nikemain1.html
• Nikes Social Responsibility web site
• www.nikebiz.com/social/index.shtml
• Textile activist
• www.cleanclothes.org

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Reading List contd

• Publications
• www.foreignpolicy.com/issue_julyaugust_2001/gereff
  i.htmlbiobio
• www.globalpolicy.org/ngos/analysis/wfedcan.htm
• www.usaid.gov/pubs/npi/corerept/npi-ngo.htm
• www.cipe.org/topics/governance/
• www.amcham.org.sg/Downloads/edelman.ppt
• www.earthsummit2002.org/es/issues/Governance/gover
  nance.htm
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/soc-di
  al/csr/csr_links.htm
• www.unglobalcompact.org/
• www.corpwatch.org/

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Reading List contd

• Publications
• www.hrw.org/
• www.transparency.org/
• www.icgn.org/
• www.oecd.org/
• www.nautilus.org/enviro/index.html