Peace through Commerce

by Williams, Oliver F.

• ISBN13: 9780268044145
• ISBN10: 0268044147
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-09-15
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

Peace through Commerce: Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the United Nations Global Compact contains a foreword, introduction, and twenty-one chapters by major business leaders and scholars who discuss the issues set out by the United Nations Global Compact, launched in 2000. The chapters address the purpose of the corporation; the influence of legal and peace studies; the experience of career NGO officials and of business leaders; how commerce can help promote peace; and how we might envision the future. Ten case studies document the efforts of individual businesses to successfully serve society's interests as well as their own. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Emerging Purpose of the Corporation
The Purpose of the Corporation	p. 13
Moral Maturity, Peace through Commerce, and the Partnership Dimension	p. 55
Influences from the Disciplines of Law and Peace Studies
Transnational Corporate Accountability and the Rule of Law	p. 77
The Role of Corporate Actors in Peace-Building Processes: Opportunities and Challenges	p. 96
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment and the Deracialization of the South African Economy	p. 107
Some Lessons from the Experience of Seasoned Professionals
False Promises and Premises? The Challenge of Peace Building for Corporations	p. 119
International Concord and Intranational Discord: A Study of Freeport-McMoRan	p. 133
Ensuring the Success of Peace Through Commerce
Impact Assessment, Transparency, and Accountability: Three Keys to Building Sustainable Partnerships between Business and Its Stakeholders	p. 157
Stretching the Limits of Corporate Responsibility	p. 199
Some Case Studies
A Public-Private Partnership for Enterprise Development: The Case of the Angola Enterprise Program	p. 241
Producing Generic Medicines in Afghanistan: Opportunities and Challenges of a Multistakeholder Partnership	p. 263
Grassroots Enterprise Development in Post-Conflict Southern Sudan and Darfur: Preliminary Observations	p. 283
Ford Motor Company, Human Rights, and Environmental Integrity	p. 307
Creating Shared Value: Nestle S.A. in Developing Nations	p. 329
IBM and Corporate Citizenship	p. 336
General Electric and Corporate Citizenship: Improving the Health of the Poor in Africa	p. 349
From Being Apart to Being Partners: The Experience of Barloworld	p. 367
Occidental Petroleum, Cerrejon, and NGO Partnerships in Colombia: Lessons Learned	p. 381
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company: Secure the Future	p. 403
Some Conclusions and a Vision for the Future
Multinational Enterprises: Interacting with Nongovernmental Organizations	p. 413
Responsible Corporate Citizenship and the Ideals of the United Nations Global Compact	p. 431
Appendices
The Principles for Responsible Management Education	p. 453
Developing the Principles for Responsible Investment	p. 455
Report on the AACSB Task Force on Peace through Commerce	p. 460
Contributors	p. 464
Index	p. 477
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