Published In
Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Subjects
corporate social responsibility; corporate codes of conduct; SA 8000; protectionism; bargaining power
Abstract
This Article provides a view on corporate social accountability standards from a Chinese perspective, a slightly different angle from that of legal scholars in the United States. The legal literature in the United States typically only focuses on the importance and effectiveness of corporate social accountability standards to regulate the conduct of multinational companies in the era of globalization. However, the views of the outsourced companies in the developing countries on which the multinational companies impose the standards have seldom received attention. This Article tries to fill this void by examining the situation in China. As shown in this Article, effective implementation of corporate social accountability standards requires a refined approach that considers local circumstances in developing countries.
Citation Details
Li-Wen Lin, "Corporate Social Accountability Standards in the Global Supply Chain: Resistance, Reconsideration and Resolution in China" (2006) 15:2 Cardozo J Int'l & Comp L 321.
Comments
Also ; University of Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE06-018.