Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility - Softcover

Litvin, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587991926 ISBN 13: 9781587991929

Publisher: Texere Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

Empires of Profit tells a series of dramatic stories to illustrate the greed, benevolence, and ignorance of western business in the developing world. The stories - which are at times a shocking reminder of the origins of the present-day anti-capitalist movement - illustrate the extremely delicate and volatile nature of western involvement in the developing world. The message that emerges is clear: unless the lessons of the past are heeded - and corporate social responsibility taken seriously - the current wave of investment will be far less secure than most corporations believe.

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Review

Empires of Profit addresses one of the major questions of our time: whether multinational corporations have too much power, and the ends to which that power is put. Daniel Litvin's vivid stories of corporate empire, past and present, show us the trend lines that are defining the future. This is the right book at the right time.

About the Author

Daniel Litvin has a two first class degrees: one in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, and the other in Anthropology and Development from the London School of Economics. Prior to beginning writing and researching Empires of Profit, he was policy advisor to Rio Tinto, where he advised the senior management of the mining giant on international issues such as debt relief and world trade and also on their internal policies on human rights and bribery and corruption. During his work for Rio Tinto, he wrote and negotiated a guidance document on implementing a corporate human rights policy, which was subsequently praised by international human rights campaigners. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Daniel was the environment and resources correspondent for The Economist, covering issues such as global warming and profiling the bosses of multinationals. He began his work at The Economist as a home affairs correspondent. In 1998 he was the joint winner of the ??Young Financial Journalist of the Year Award?? presented by the Wincott Foundation. He has also been short listed for two other prizes: The Greenpeace Award for best business coverage, and the World Bank award for the ethics of international business. He lives in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Texere Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1587991926
• ISBN 13: 9781587991929
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312