An analysis of the institutional and social movement processes that surround global infrastructure projects.

List of figures; List of tables; List of contributors; Preface Ray E. Levitt and Ryan J. Orr; Introduction W. Richard Scott; Part I. Foundational Themes: 1. Global projects: distinguishing features, drivers, and challenges Ryan J. Orr, W. Richard Scott, Raymond E. Levitt, Karlos Artto and Jaakko Kujala; 2. The institutional environment of global projects W. Richard Scott; 3. Social movements and the growth in opposition to global projects Doug McAdam; Part II. Institutional Differences and Global Projects: Empirical Studies: 4. Rules vs. results: sources and resolution of institutional conflicts on Indian Metro Railway projects Ashwin Mahalingam, Raymond E. Levitt and W. Richard Scott; 5. Institutional exceptions on global projects: a process model Ryan J. Orr and W. Richard Scott; 6. Local embeddedness of firms and strategies for dealing with uncertainty in global projects Ryan J. Orr and Raymond E. Levitt; 7. Who needs to know what? Institutional knowledge and global projects Amy Javernick-Will and W. Richard Scott; Part III. Political Conflicts and Global Projects: 8. Site fights: explaining opposition to oil and gas pipeline projects in the developing world Doug McAdam, Hilary Schaffer Boudet, Jenna Davis, Ryan J. Orr, W. Richard Scott and Raymond E. Levitt; 9. To talk or to fight? Effects of strategic, cultural and institutional factors on renegotiation approaches in public-private concessions Henry Chan and Raymond E. Levitt; Part IV. Governance Strategies and Structures: 10. Network-based strategies and competencies for political and social risk management Witold J. Henisz; 11. Organizations enabling public-private partnerships: an organization field approach Stephen F. Jooste and W. Richard Scott; References; Index.