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As fear of corporate power grows, and examples of business irresponsibility proliferate, the financial sector has emerged as a potentially powerful influence on corporate activities. Members of the global investment community - from motivated individuals to powerful institutional investors such as pension funds and mutual funds - have increasingly sought to redefine expectations of corporate behavior. One key manifestation of the rise of the responsible investor has been the dramatic increase in the number and financial muscle of 'investor governance networks' in the past decade. From the Carbon Disclosure Project to the Conflict Risk Network, varied collaborations have been formed, matched by ambitious global public-private collaborations such as the United Nations-based Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). Timely and original, The Power of the Investor sheds light on this important development in investor activism, asking how and why did these networks form? Have they, in reality, influenced corporate behavior? Most importantly, can they make a real difference in the form and function of global capitalism?

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Michael MacLeod is Associate Professor of Politics and International Studies, as well as as Director of International Studies, at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon. His research focuses on the evolution and utility of socially responsible investment as an instrument of conditioning business power in global governance, particularly in the areas of climate change and human rights. Previously, Dr MacLeod served as a Country Risk Analyst and Consultant to several Canadian multinational corporations, assessing the political, social, environmental and legal risks associated with their overseas activities.

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