Governing through Standards: An Introduction

Ponte, Stefano; Gibbon, Peter; Vestergaard, Jakob

doi:10.1007/978-0-230-34830-1_1

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“…Subsequently such compliance systems are used by lead firms to distinguish among and select suppliers (Messner, 2002). The compliance with standards aspects of findings aligns with the normalization perspective of governance mechanisms in GVCs (Gibbon & Ponte, 2008;Ponte et al, 2011). Compliance with social and environmental standards and obtaining certifications in this regard is becoming a norm in countries where formal rules and regulations do not exist.…”

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“…In addition to governance initially being conceptualised as driving (buyer-and producer-driven chains), and later as co-ordination (five types of governance structures), more recently scholars have identified that governance can also be viewed through the lens of normalization (Gibbon & Ponte, 2008;Ponte, Gibbon, & Vestergaard, 2011). The term 'normalizing' mean "turning a given practice or quality into a standard or norm" (Larsen, 2014, p. 5).…”

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Environmental Upgrading in Pakistan’s Sporting Goods Industry in Global Value Chains: A Question of Progress?

Khattak¹,

Stringer²

2017

BER

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Environmental Upgrading in Pakistan’s Sporting Goods Industry in Global Value Chains: A Question of Progress?

Khattak¹,

Stringer²

2017

BER

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“…The global character of the production and consumption of many biofuel crops, such as palm oil, limits the ability of the nation state to regulate the global value chain (Ponte 2014). Instead, decision-making and conduct are increasingly shaped by governance networks, such as MSIs, that are dominated by non-state actors (Ponte et al 2011;Bailis and Baka 2011;German et al 2011).…”

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Interrogating Social Sustainability in the Biofuels Sector in Latin America: Tensions Between Global Standards and Local Experiences in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia

Selfa

Bain

Moreno

et al. 2015

Environmental Management

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Across the Americas, biofuels production systems are diverse due to geographic conditions, historical patterns of land tenure, different land use patterns, government policy frameworks, and relations between the national state and civil society, all of which shape the role that biofuels play in individual nations. Although many national governments throughout the Americas continue to incentivize growth of the biofuels industry, one key challenge for biofuels sustainability has been concern about its social impacts. In this article, we discuss some of the key social issues and tensions related to the recent expansion of biofuels production in Mexico, Colombia, and Brazil. We argue that a process of "simplification" of ecological and cultural diversity has aided the expansion of the biofuels frontier in these countries, but is also undermining their viability. We consider the ability of governments and non-state actors in multi-stakeholder initiatives (MSI) to address social and environmental concerns that affect rural livelihoods as a result of biofuels expansion. We analyze the tensions between global sustainability standards, national level policies for biofuels development, and local level impacts and visions of sustainability. We find that both government and MSI efforts to address sustainability concerns have limited impact, and recommend greater incorporation of local needs and expertise to improve governance.

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“…Por un lado, el establecimiento de estándares de calidad se ha convertido en la base de un nuevo modelo de gobernanza empresarial que puede denominarse "gobierno a través de estándares" (Ponte, Gibbon y Vestergaard, 2011). Desde los años 80, uno de los principales problemas de las empresas transnacionales que operan a escala global ha sido el de coordinar las actividades de sus unidades productivas y de gestión y el de controlar la calidad y el precio de los productos en un mercado global, muy abierto y volátil.…”

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“…La configuración de las cadenas globales de producción y distribución agroalimentaria ha ido de la mano, por un lado, del desarrollo de nuevas formas de gobernanza empresarial, para responder a la necesidad de coordinar y controlar las actividades de los numerosos agentes económicos (supermercados, productores agrícolas, trabajadores, instituciones públicas) que participan en la cadena a lo largo y ancho del mundo (Gereffi et al, 2005;Ponte, Gibbon y Vestergaard, 2011) y, por otro lado, de nuevas formas de regulación transnacional privada, promovidas desde organizaciones internacionales, organismos supranacionales, empresas transnacionales y grandes cadenas de distribución que se articulan con las normativas estatales configurando una compleja textura de redes de regulación (Robinson y Rainbird, 2013;Moraes et al, 2011;Pries, 2008).…”

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Gobernar la producción y el trabajo por medio de estándares. El caso de la industria agroalimentaria en Murcia

Castro¹,

Moraes²,

Cutillas³

2016

Política Soc.

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Resumen. El sector agroalimentario de la Región de Murcia está integrado a una cadena agroalimentaria global que destaca por su modernización tecnológica y por su elevada productividad. Desde la década de los noventa se vienen implantando sistemas de calidad que han contribuido a transformar radicalmente los procesos productivos y las condiciones de trabajo. Numerosos estudios han analizado cómo la implantación de estándares y certificaciones ha dado lugar a un significativo aumento de la calidad de los productos y de sus procesos de producción. Sin embargo, algunos estudios muestran que el aumento de la calidad de los productos y de los procesos no ha supuesto necesariamente una mejora sustancial de la calidad del empleo ni una desprecarización de las condiciones de trabajo. Por el contrario, la precariedad laboral y la informalidad persisten y en algunos casos, se acentúan, al aumentar el control sobre los procesos y los trabajadores. Este artículo explora esta hipótesis en el caso de la industria de la uva de mesa en la Región de Murcia. Palabras clave: producción agroalimentaria; estándares de calidad; empleo precario; industria de uva de mesa.[en] Governing the Production and Work through Standards. The Case of the Food Industry in Murcia Abstract. Food production is integrated in the global agri-food chain and is characterized for its technological modernization and high productivity. The recent implementation of quality standards into the global agri-food chain have radically transformed their production processes and working conditions. Numerous studies have examined how the implementation of quality systems has led to a significant increase in the quality of products and of their production processes. However, some studies show that the increasing of the quality of products and processes has not necessarily led to a substantial improvement in the quality of employment nor to a de-casualization of working conditions. On the contrary, job insecurity and informal employment persist, and in some cases are accentuated by increasing control over processes and workers. This paper explores this hypothesis in the case of table grapes industry in the Region of Murcia.

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Governing through Standards: An Introduction

Cited by 32 publications

References 31 publications

Environmental Upgrading in Pakistan’s Sporting Goods Industry in Global Value Chains: A Question of Progress?

Environmental Upgrading in Pakistan’s Sporting Goods Industry in Global Value Chains: A Question of Progress?

Interrogating Social Sustainability in the Biofuels Sector in Latin America: Tensions Between Global Standards and Local Experiences in Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia

Gobernar la producción y el trabajo por medio de estándares. El caso de la industria agroalimentaria en Murcia

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