Tollefson (environmental law, U. of Victoria), Fred Gale (government, U. of Tasmania) and David Haley (emeritus forest resources management, U. of British Columbia) take the Forest Stewardship Council and the forests of British Columbia as a case study to illuminate, test, and refine emerging theory about governance and regulation. They detail the voluntary forest standard-setting negotiations and outcomes in a range of jurisdictions both within the Council umbrella and under the auspices of competing certification models. Then they integrate the research findings into a broader theoretical frame. Distributed in the US by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)