Righteous oil? Human rights, the oil complex, and corporate social responsibility

Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Volumn 30, Issue , 2005, Pages 373-407

  Watts, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflict; Corporate social responsibility; Human rights; Oil complex; Petroleum; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; HUMAN RIGHTS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; OIL FIELDS; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

SOCIAL ASPECTS;

EID: 28644431788     PISSN: 15435938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.energy.30.050504.144456     Document Type: Review

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