A Label to Regulate: Governing Though Market Experiment in the Construction Industry

Aurélie Tricoire; Eva Boxenbaum; Brice Laurent; Alexandre Mallard

A Label to Regulate: Governing Though Market Experiment in the Construction Industry

Aurélie Tricoire, Eva Boxenbaum, Brice Laurent, Alexandre Mallard

Department of Organization

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Abstract

This paper examines the role labelling plays in the government of the contemporary economy.1Drawing on a detailed study of BBC-Effinergy, a French label for sustainable construction, we showhow the adoption and evolution of voluntary labels can be seen as emblematic of a governmentthrough experiment engaging 4 operations: stimulating market anticipations, focussing politicalconsultations, producing collective expertise and containing the regulatory transcription of the label.

Original language	English
Publication date	2016
Number of pages	16
Publication status	Published - 2016
Event	LaPIn Workhop: Labelling and the Politics of Markets - Ecole des Mines de Paris, Paris, France Duration: 6 Oct 2016 → 7 Oct 2016

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Workshop	LaPIn Workhop
Location	Ecole des Mines de Paris
Country/Territory	France
City	Paris
Period	06/10/2016 → 07/10/2016

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