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Global business vs. human rights: A UN plan changed everything.

Just Business, College edition Edition

Multinational Corporations and Human Rights

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    304 pages

  • Release Date

    20 December 2013

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Summary

One of the most vexing human rights issues of our time has been how to protect the rights of individuals and communities worldwide in an age of globalization and multinational business. Indeed, from Indonesian sweatshops to oil-based violence in Nigeria, the challenges of regulating harmful corporate practices in some of the world’s most difficult regions long seemed insurmountable. Human rights groups and businesses were locked in a stalemate, unable to find common ground. In 2005, the Unite…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393937978
ISBN-10:0393937976
Author:John Gerard Ruggie
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Edition:College edition
Release Date:20 December 2013
Weight:270g
Dimensions:23mm x 140mm x 208mm
Series:Norton Global Ethics Series
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Critics Review

“Ruggie … provides a shining example to leaders that apparently insurmountable global issues are not lost causes.”

“A must-read for anyone wishing to understand how to navigate the choppy and turbulent waters of the UN system and succeed. Just Business is the embodiment of the man who wrote it—sharp, intuitive, honest, pragmatic, witty, and humble—passionate in his resolve and commitment to human rights.” – Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever
“By developing the ‘UN Guiding Principles,’ John Ruggie brought thoughtful and principled pragmatism to a topic of decades-long controversy. Just Business is a great guide for anyone taking on the task of reconciling interested and apparently irreconcilable parties and, indeed, for further progress in this field of business and human rights.” – Sir Mark Moody-Stuart, former chairman of Royal Dutch/Shell
“Business and human rights challenges became permanently implanted on the global policy agenda twenty years ago. However, there was no universally accepted framework to address or reduce corporate-related human rights harm. John Ruggie took up the challenge to fill that gap and achieved a great deal in a short space of time. It is all too easy when looking at seemingly intractable problems to believe that nothing can be done or that only governments or political leaders can act. Just Business shows us the opposite and underlines how all segments of society must play their part to achieve results that benefit all.” – Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary-General (1997–2006)
“Ruggie … provides a shining example to leaders that apparently insurmountable global issues are not lost causes.” – Publishers Weekly

About The Author

John Gerard Ruggie

John Ruggie is the Berthold Beitz Professor in Human Rights and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

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