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_aTransnational Corporations and Human Rights / _cedited by Jedrzej George Frynas and Scott Pegg |
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_aNew York _bPalgrave Macmillan _c2003 |
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300 | _axiv, 223p. : ill. ; 22cm | ||
500 | _aIt includes Index Pages. Table of contents (9 chapters): Front Matter Pages i-xiv PDF An Emerging Market for the New Millennium: Transnational Corporations and Human Rights Scott Pegg Pages 1-32 Activism and Research on TNCs and Human Rights: Building a New International Normative Regime William H. Meyer Pages 33-52 Regulating Transnational Corporations through Corporate Codes of Conduct Alex Wawryk Pages 53-78 Corporate Responsibility for Preventing Human Rights Abuses in Conflict Areas Morton Winston Pages 79-98 The Oil Industry in Nigeria: Conflict between Oil Companies and Local People Jedrzej George Frynas Pages 99-114 Mining and Environmental Human Rights in Papua New Guinea Stuart Kirsch Pages 115-136 US Certification Initiatives in the Coffee Industry: the Battle for Just Remuneration Ronie Garcia-Johnson Pages 137-161 The Transnational Garment Industry in South and South-East Asia: a Focus on Labor Rights Jedrzej George Frynas Pages 162-187 Timber Logging in Clayoquot Sound, Canada: Community-Corporate Partnerships and Community Rights Heike Fabig, Richard Boele Pages 188-215 Back Matter Pages 216-223 About this book: Bringing together a diverse group of contributors, this collection addresses the impact of transnational corporations on human rights. Topics covered include corporate social responsibility; the impact of corporations on internal conflicts, and codes of conduct. Case studies range from the negative effects of the Nigerian oil industry to the positive engagement by a logging company with the Nuu-chah-nulth people in Canada. The book uniquely combines the discussion of conceptual issues with an in-depth examination of specific corporations and industries. | ||
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_911686 _aHuman rights; Social responsibility of business; International business enterprises--Social aspects; Political science; Social justice; International business enterprises; International relations |
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_911726 _aFrynas, Jedrzej George., ed. |
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_911727 _aPegg, Scott., ed. |
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