1. www.sfb-governance.de Workshop 18 September 2007, Johannesburg Give and Take? Business and Public Policy Making: Insights from the Global and the South African Perspective

2. Roundtable Discussion: Responsible Business – Responsive State? Public-Private Governance in Environmental Protection, the Combat of HIV/AIDS, and Crime Prevention in South Africa Workshop 18 September 2007, Johannesburg Business and Public Policy Making: Insights from the Global and the South African Perspective www.sfb-governance.de

3. Research Project Fostering Regulation? Corporate Social Responsibilityin Countries with Weak Regulatory Capacity Short overview and preliminary findings

4. www.sfb-governance.de Research Question Assuming that corporate actors have instituted high-level CSR, 1.Under which conditions does industry committed to CSR demand governmental regulation/implementation 2.Under which conditions does the demand of CSR firms induce government to introduce higher regulation?

5. www.sfb-governance.de Assumptions Firms have instituted demanding self-regulation of environmental and health standards Governments at different levels show a lack of capacity with regard to implementation and enforcement of policies

6. www.sfb-governance.de Key Factors Firm-specific variables: Size & reputation, NGO pressure yes/no, home country regulation, export to highly or lowly regulated countries, companies provide incentives to government (i.e. pooling of resources) Sector-specific variables: market structure, weak/strong associations, exit option Issue-area specific factors: governments face high problem pressure, few/many veto players, coalition building with NGOs/local constituencies

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8. Questions for Discussion When does business proactively engage with public actors to improve regulation / the provision of common goods? What counts most?  Sector and firm variables  Kind of policy issue  Public actor characteristics Consider the state as driving actor: When does the state approach business to contribute to the provision of common goods / and under which conditions does business respond?