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Type | Journal Article |
Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
Title | The Rise of NGO Activism |
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Item Subtype | Original Work |
Refereed | Yes |
Status | Published in final form |
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Journal Title | American Economic Journal: Economic Policy |
Publisher | American Economic Association |
Geographical Reach | international |
ISSN | 1945-774X |
Volume | 11 |
Number | 4 |
Page Range | 183 - 212 |
Date | 2019 |
Abstract Text | Activist nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) increasingly oppose firms' practices. We suggest this might be related to the vulnerability of public regulation to corporate influence. We examine a potentially harmful industrial project subject to regulatory approval. Under industry influence, the regulator may approve the project even though it is harmful. However, an NGO may oppose it. We characterize the circumstances under which NGO opposition occurs and under which it is socially beneficial. Our theory explains the role that NGOs have assumed in the last decades, and has implications for the social legitimacy of activism and the appropriate degree of transparency of industrial activities. |
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Digital Object Identifier | 10.1257/pol.20180027 |
Other Identification Number | merlin-id:17629 |
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