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Auteur(s) : Davis, Peter (1966-....)
Titre(s) : Corporations, global governance, and post-conflict reconstruction [Texte imprimé] / Peter Davis
Publication : London ; New York : Routledge, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : xiii, 224 p. ; 24 cm
Collection : Routledge studies in international business and the world economy ; 53
Lien à la collection : Routledge studies in international business and the world economy
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-219) and index
"Over the past 20 years, the international community has shown an increased desire
to intervene to re-build societies emerging from war. From East Timor to Bosnia; from
Azerbaijan to Mozambique, UN agencies and bilateral donors have stepped in to create
stable durable societies in the aftermath of conflict. During the same period, there
has also been increased attention paid to the developing role on the world stage of
multinational companies. Statistics suggesting that 51 of the world's largest economies
are corporations, and the acceleration of so-called "globalisation" has led to a considerable
focus on how private sector organisations fit into established processes of global
governance. This book looks at the impact multinational companies have in post-conflict
environments, the role they have and how they are governed. Drawing on detailed fieldwork
in three post-conflict countries-- Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Rwanda--Peter Davis considers
in each case the impacts that international companies have had on the reconstruction
programme in each location, and what governance processes are used by companies and
by state agencies to manage these impacts. Based on this evidence, this book then
draws hypotheses about how the international corporate sector might better be integrated
into post-conflict efforts, and considers the implications of this both for how companies
manage themselves, and for how the development community's relationship with the private
sector"--Provided by publisher ; "In the past two decades, the international community
has shown an increased proclivity to engage in programmes of post-conflict reconstruction
in the aftermath of wars. During the same period, increased globalisation has meant
that multinational companies have grown greatly in size and influence and have begun
to challenge existing notions of governance at a global level. Yet despite these developments,
the role that multinational companies play in post-conflict environments is not well
understood. This book seeks to address this gap. It does so by exploring the reconstruction
processes that have taken place in three countries: Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Rwanda.
Based on extensive field work as well as existing literature, this book plots the
recovery of these countries from conflict, and examines in detail the role that international
companies have played in that process. The book also explores how companies' impacts
on reconstruction are governed, both by the companies themselves, and by the host
government and international agencies managing the rebuilding process. It is the clear
conclusion of this book that the corporate sector impacts on all aspects of reconstruction.
It affects not just, as may be expected, economic development, but also on fostering
security and peace-building, on governance, and on the development of infrastructure.
Indeed, in some instances, the very absence of foreign investors is a significant
reason for ongoing instability in post-conflict environments"--Provided by publisher
Sujet(s) : Entreprises multinationales -- Aspect politique
Gestion des conflits -- Azerbaïdjan
Gestion des conflits -- Bosnie-Herzégovine
Gestion des conflits -- Rwanda
Processus de paix
Indice(s) Dewey :
327.172 (23e éd.) = Promotion de la paix et de l'ordre international
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780415617246 (hardback). - ISBN 0415617243 (hardback). - ISBN 9780203107645
(e-book). - ISBN 0203107640 (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb435243886
Notice n° :
FRBNF43524388
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
