Framing the corporation: Royal Dutch/Shell and human rights woes in Nigeria

Journal of Consumer Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 281-301

  Holzer, Boris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Human rights; Nigeria; Political consumerism; Royal Dutch Shell; Transnational activism; Transnational corporations (TNCs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547632182     PISSN: 01687034     EISSN: 15730700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10603-007-9035-4     Document Type: Article

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