# Valuing Stakeholder Governance

1 Opinion August 29, 2017Professor [Sinziana Dorobantu](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/sinziana-dorobantu) and Kate Odziemkowska examine the value of governance mechanism—community benefits agreements (CBAs) signed by firms and local communities—intended to minimize social conflict that disrupts access to valuable resources.

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