Non-governmental organizations and the sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises in Peru: an analysis of networks and discourses

This book provides a better understanding of the changing roles of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in promoting sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Peru. The book focuses on the domains of organic production, business social responsibility and sustainable production....

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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Wageningen Wageningen Academic Publishers [2013]
Schriftenreihe:Environmental policy series Volume 9
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Zusammenfassung:This book provides a better understanding of the changing roles of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in promoting sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Peru. The book focuses on the domains of organic production, business social responsibility and sustainable production. The innovative study uses a combination of network and discourse analyses to identify the main patterns and shifts in the roles of NGOs in order to deal with sustainability and the market. Two major contemporary sociological theories - ecological modernization theory and network society theory - are applied to frame the analysis. The in-depth analysis of international networks of NGOs operating in Peru provide valuable inputs in terms of changes in network and discourse patterns, and consequently, changing roles for NGOs. Remarkably, social movement, liberal market and sustainability viewpoints are
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
""Table of contents""; ""Preface""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1 Background and problem description""; ""1.2 Research aim and research questions""; ""1.3 Scope of research""; ""1.4 Overview of the thesis""; ""Chapter 2. Analysing changing NGOs-SMEs interactions: theories, concepts and a framework""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Ecological modernization theory""; ""2.2.1 Institutional transformation""; ""2.2.2 Environmental rationality""; ""2.2.3 Market dynamics""; ""2.3 Network society theory""; ""2.3.1 Network governance arrangements""; ""2.3.2 Network cooperation""
""2.3.3 Network power relationships""""2.4 Application of ecological modernization theory and network society theory to the research""; ""2.4.1 Governance arrangements for environmental reform of SMEs: larger, diversified and flexible roles for NGOs""; ""2.4.2 Cooperation of environmental NGOs and SMEs in developing and accessing sustainable markets""; ""2.4.3 Shift of power from hierarchical to more democratic ways of power enables SMEs to develop and access sustainable markets""; ""2.5 Changing roles of NGOs in terms of changes in discourses and networks""
""2.6 Relevance of the research""""Chapter 3. Methodology""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Social network analysis""; ""3.2.1 Background""; ""3.2.2 Application of network analysis in this thesis""; ""3.3 Discourse analysis""; ""3.3.1 Background""; ""3.3.2 Application of discourse analysis in this thesis""; ""3.4 Relationships of network analysis and discourse analysis""; ""3.5 Case selection""; ""3.6 Methods of data collection""; ""Chapter 4. Three global mechanisms for greening SMEs""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Organic production""; ""4.2.1 Concept""; ""4.2.2 Developments and trends""
""4.2.3 Agents""""4.3 Business social responsibility""; ""4.3.1 Concept""; ""4.3.2 Developments and trends""; ""4.3.3 Agents""; ""4.4 Sustainable production""; ""4.4.1 Concept""; ""4.4.2 Developments and trends""; ""4.4.3 Agents""; ""Chapter 5. Organic production""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Network analysis of organic production""; ""5.2.1 The agro-ecological network""; ""5.2.2 The organic market network""; ""5.2.3 The ecological farming network""; ""5.2.4 Organic farmers� market in Peru: the Bioferias""; ""5.2.5 Networks: patterns, challenges and trends""; ""5.2.6 Conclusions""
""5.3 Discourse analysis of organic production""""5.3.1 Introduction""; ""5.3.2 Discourse of market adaptation""; ""5.3.3 Discourse of market access""; ""5.3.4 Discourse of market democratization""; ""5.3.5 Conclusions""; ""5.4 Discourses of organic production in a two-dimensional policy realm""; ""5.5 Major patterns and trends: networks and discourses""; ""5.6 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 6. Business social responsibility""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Network analysis of business social responsibility""; ""6.2.1 The social justice network""; ""6.2.2 The business network""
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ISBN:9086867839
9789086867837
DOI:10.3920/978-90-8686-783-7

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