Corporations, Civil Society, and Disclosure: A Case Study of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

Corporations, Civil Society and Disclosure: A Case Study of the EITI by James Van Alstine and Nathan Andrews assesses one of the current multi-stakeholder initiatives in the global extractives industry, namely, the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). As an arrangement that is growing in popularity as an international standard for revenue transparency and good governance in the sector, the chapter discusses its roots, strengths, and weaknesses. Van Alstine and Andrews also highlight the future potential of the initiative in light of the 2013 EITI Standard, which seeks to help overcome some of challenges the EITI has encountered since its inception in 2002.