Reluctant Missionaries. / Marina Ottaway.
by Ottaway, Marina; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
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BookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 74Environment. Publisher: Foreign Policy, 2001ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Democracy -- Developing countries | Human rights -- International aspects | International business enterprises | Petroleum industry and trade -- Developing countries | Social responsibility of businessDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Can't shut down Big Oil? Then browbeat companies like Shell and ExxonMobil into preaching the gospel of human rights and democracy to their developing-world hosts. As appealing as this strategy seems to global do-gooders, it won't work. Not only are oil companies unsuited for the job of turning the world's most difficult neighbors into thriving market democracies, they're increasingly adept at passing the buck of reform to others." (FOREIGN POLICY) The author examines the reemerging concept of charter oil companies and discusses the moral and political responsibilities associated with such corporate economic powers.
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.
Originally Published: Reluctant Missionaries, July/Aug. 2001; pp. 44-54.
"Can't shut down Big Oil? Then browbeat companies like Shell and ExxonMobil into preaching the gospel of human rights and democracy to their developing-world hosts. As appealing as this strategy seems to global do-gooders, it won't work. Not only are oil companies unsuited for the job of turning the world's most difficult neighbors into thriving market democracies, they're increasingly adept at passing the buck of reform to others." (FOREIGN POLICY) The author examines the reemerging concept of charter oil companies and discusses the moral and political responsibilities associated with such corporate economic powers.
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