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Article

1 Mar 2008

Author:
Toby Webb & Meg Carstens, Ethical Corporation

[PDF] Corporations, Institutions and Better Governance

Business has for some years been criticised by NGOs and the media for sourcing and operating in nations where the rule of law is badly enforced... As a result of the scrutiny...a small number of international companies are increasingly finding themselves promoting better governance through contributions to institutional capacity building in developing countries... Through case studies and interviews with practitioners, NGOs and academics, this report seeks to explore some recent initiatives in this area. [Case studies include:] Human rights training in Burma: The case of Premier Oil... Judicial human rights training in Venezuela and Nigeria: The case of Statoil... Economic capacity building in Azerbaijan: The case of BP