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Article

11 Nov 2003

Author:
Joseph Stiglitz, Business Day [So. Africa]

Human Rights Supersede Profit

...corporations don't have a conscience; it is only the conscience of those who run the corporation, and as recent US corporate scandals have made all too clear, conscience often takes a back seat to profit...it is to be hoped the west's legal systems will provide an alternative recourse...[refers to BP's attempt to disclose its payments to the Angolan government]