Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
3-2003
Abstract
These are, in many ways, halcyon days for global business. In a vast ideological shift in the late 20th century, markets rather than governments came to be seen as the road to prosperity. Governments that once nationalized foreign firms now seek out the investment, technology, and managerial expertise such companies can bring. The halls of the United Nations used to ring with calls for international regulation of those dreaded evil-doers, the multinational corporations. Now the UN instead implores business to join with it in a voluntary Global Compact to ensure respect for internationally agreed environmental, labor, and human rights standards.
Keywords
Business ethics, Communication and technology, Transportation, Globalization
Discipline
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Brookings Review
Volume
21
Issue
2
First Page
4
Last Page
8
ISSN
0745-1253
Citation
FLORINI, Ann.(2003). Business and global governance: The growing role of corporate codes of conduct. Brookings Review, 21(2), 4-8.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2322
Copyright Owner and License
Author
Creative Commons License
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Comments
Reprinted in Opposing Viewpoints Series: Corporate Social Responsibility (US: Greenhaven Press, 2009).