International Businesses and the Challenges of Poverty in the Developing World: Case Studies on Global Responsibilities and Practices

✍ Scribed by Frederick Bird, Stewart W. Herman (eds.)

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 264
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Ethical Reflections on the Challenges Facing International Businesses in Developing Areas....Pages 14-33
Wealth and Poverty in the Niger Delta: A Study of the Experiences of Shell in Nigeria....Pages 34-63
A Political and Economic History of Ghana, 1957–2003....Pages 64-74
Capacity Building, Asset Development and Corporate Values: A Study of Three International Firms in Ghana....Pages 75-97
A Political and Economic History of Uganda, 1962–2002....Pages 98-110
From Seed to Leaf: British American Tobacco and Supplier Relations in Uganda....Pages 111-123
Seeking a Better Connection: Mobile Telecommunications Network and Social Responsibility in Uganda....Pages 124-138
A Short Economic History of Vietnam, 1945–1986....Pages 139-151
Forming Social Capital from the Bottom Up: The Emergent Private Sector in Vietnam, 1986–2002....Pages 152-163
Developing Social Capital through Human Resources: ‘Vietsani’ and the Future of Western Management....Pages 164-180
Forestry, Gold Mining and Amerindians: The Troubling Example of Samling in Guyana....Pages 181-205
The Raglan Mine and Nunavik Inuit....Pages 206-223
International Trade as a Vehicle for Reducing Poverty: The Body Shop’s Community Trade Programme....Pages 224-237
Back Matter....Pages 238-247

✦ Subjects

International Business; Business Ethics; International Economics; Poverty, Aid and Development