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1. Introduction
2. The dilemmas
3. Talisman and Sudan
4. The issue
5. Yahoo and Google in China
6. Which countries are we talking about?
7. The Observer human rights index
8. The failed states index
9. Corruption perception index
10. Corporations and countries compared
11. Comparing apples and pears
12. The options for multinationals (1)
13. The options for multinationals (2)
14. Illustrating the options for multinationals
15. What do multinationals say about the problem?
16. Can multinationals be the cause of the problems?
17. South Africa under Apartheid - the classic case
18. The Sullivan Principles
19. Corporations taking on sovereign powers
20. Creating 'informal empires'
21. Taking on sovereign powers
22. The Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan pipeline example
23. Debating the issue
24. The modes of ethical thinking
25. The critical questions (1)
26. The critical questions (2)
27. The critical questions (3)
28. The critical questions (4)
29. The priority of the extractive industries
30. Conclusions
31. Additional references

Topics Covered

• The dilemmas
• Talisman and Sudan
• Yahoo & Google in China
• Which states?
• Comparing corporations and countries
• The options for multinationals
• South Africa under Apartheid
• The Sullivan Principles
• Corporations with sovereign powers
• Informal empires
• Modes of ethical thinking
• Critical questions
• Extractive industries
• Conclusions
• References

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Series:

• Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Categories:

• Global Business Management

Bite-size Case Studies:

• Talisman and Sudan: the role of multinationals in conflict zones
• General Motors and the Sullivan Principles: how a multinational company confronted Apartheid
• Modern informal empires

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Publication History

• Published on January 31, 2011