A failed strategy of using voluntary codes of conduct by the global mining industry

Corporate Governance: The international journal of business in society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 226-238

  Sethi, S Prakash ^a   Emelianova, Olga ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b International Center for Corporate Accountability Inc (ICCA)   (United States)

Author keywords

Extractive industries; Mining industry; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745473233     PISSN: 14720701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14720700610671837     Document Type: Article

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