The human rights responsibilities of the World Bank: A business paradigm

Global Social Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-76

  Oestreich, Joel E ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business ethics; Governance; Human rights; International organizations; World Bank

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; WORLD BANK;

EID: 1842680294     PISSN: 14680181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468018104040985     Document Type: Article

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