Dying Hard by Elliott Leyton

Dying Hard by Elliott Leyton

Society faces an uncertain future where socio-ecological changes are creating pressure for reformed models of resource governance, particularly at the intersections of civil society, public and private sector resource management. This volume presents the growing diversity of collaborations formed between various governance actors and analyses these emergent governance structures' ability to cope with the complexity of future challenges across food-energy-water systems as both separate sectors and an integrated nexus.

The authors argue that corporate social responsibility (CSR) was a short-term fix which enabled corporations to continue externalising the deeper societal and environmental concerns embedded within their business practices. Increasingly, it is now being recognised that corporate strategy can no longer focus exclusively on profit maximisation without taking into account the impacts of these business practices. Case studies, including from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, present examples of corporations working on strategies that do not externalise social and environmental responsibility, but incorporate these as key outcomes of their business model. It is shown that businesses are increasingly dependent on public sector governance and support structures, but also subject to their regulations. Similarly, governments at all levels are in need of the innovation, capital, and dynamism of private and market systems.

The book consolidates knowledge of what has worked so far to improve natural resource governance around the world. It is divided into sections that explore: the changing boundaries of civil society, private and public sector governance; the use of new technologies in addressing these challenges; the dynamic scales of governance; and the trade-offs and ethics of operating these systems.

Elliott Leyton is a professor of anthropology at Memorial University in St. Johns, Newfoundland. He has delivered lectures throughout the world, and is a past president of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association. Because of his recognized expertise in the psychology of the multiple killer, he has established close links with police forces world-wide.

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ISBN 13	9780973027143
ISBN 10	0973027142
Title	Dying Hard
Author	Elliott Leyton
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Boulder Publications
Year published	2015-04-10
Number of pages	167
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