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Examines the causes and consequences of corruption, with particular attention to its impact on economic and political development. Explores the steps that national and international organizations can take to combat corruption.

World leaders have given the reduction of global poverty top priority. And yet it persists. Indeed, in many countries whose governments lack either the desire or the ability to act, poverty has worsened. This book, a joint venture of a Harvard professor and economist with the international Finance Corporation, argues that the solution lies in the creation of a new institution, the World Development Corporation (WDC), a partnership of multinational...

Study of the role of developed countries, the role of UN (UN and specialized agencies) and of nongovernmental organizations in providing emergency relief and food aid to alleviate hunger in Cambodia in 1979 - examines the functioning of responsible agencies in response to a disaster, the economic implications and political problems involved; discusses the conflict between politics and humanitarian missions; reports personal observations of the author....

Holding corporations accountable is an examination of recent experience in seeking to regulate large corporations. At a time when gigantic transnationals have a huge impact on human health, the environment, working conditions, and the economic prospects of nations, this study explores whether it is sufficient to continue relying only on industry self-regulation.

No word is used and misused more than globalisation. It serves to refer to epoch-defining changes in the organisation of societies, economies and politics. But as the authors show, the term globalisation obscures much more than it reveals.

Comprises a collection of papers which provide a critical perspective on the growth and significance of corporate codes with a particular focus on working conditions and labour rights.