Business and Human Rights: Dilemmas and Solutions - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1874719810 ISBN 13: 9781874719816

Casa editrice: Greenleaf Publishing, 2003

Riassunto

The end of the Cold War and the virtual disappearance of Communism have completely altered the world economy. The supply chains of supermarkets and consumer goods industries have spread ever more widely and deeply into Asia, Africa and South America, while oil, mining and financial companies, among many others, have invested heavily in countries that were previously denied to them by political or ideological barriers. While companies have seized the opportunities presented by globalisation, they have in many cases have been completely unprepared for the risks presented by their headlong rush into these new markets. Companies have found themselves and their business partners operating in countries where corruption, injustice, internal conflict and human rights violations are rife. An increasingly alert and critical world has acted as watchdog, highlighting corporate malpractice and the links between corporations and repressive regimes. It has increasingly been argued that companies have responsibilities for the protection and promotion of human rights. These arguments are, at least to some extent, accepted by companies. Yet, despite the increasing use of human rights language in pub

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Informazioni sull'autore

Mary Robinson, Rory Sullivan

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Greenleaf Publishing
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1874719810
• ISBN 13: 9781874719816
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 336
• Redattore: Sullivan Rory
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania