Making corporate self-regulation effective in developing countries

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 868-883

  Graham, David ^a   Woods, Ngaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

environment; global; human rights; multinational corporations; NGOs; regulation

Indexed keywords

CORPORATE STRATEGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL IMPACT; STANDARD (REGULATION);

EID: 33645943421     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.04.022     Document Type: Article

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