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Author Forrer, John J.

Title How business can foster peace [electronic resource] / John Forrer, Timothy Fort, and Raymond Gilpin.

Imprint Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, 2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Federal Documents Online  Y 3.P 31:20/315    ---  Available
Description 1 online resource (18 p.) : ill. (digital, PDF file)
Series Special report ; 315
Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 315.
Note Title from title screen (viewed October 25, 2012).
"September 2012."
Summary While the notion of business fostering peace is becoming well established in the academic literature, relatively scant attention is devoted to policies or strategies to promote potentially positive synergies in conflict-affected and fragile regions. In 2010, the U.S. Institute of Peace's Center for Sustainable Economies convened a high-level task force, in partnership with George Washington University's Institute for Corporate Responsibility, to examine the rationale for business practices in challenging environments and propose steps that international and external players could take to promote conflict-sensitive business practices that augur well for shared prosperity and stability. Preliminary findings were presented at the Business for Peace Summit in Oslo, Norway, in October 2011. This report synthesizes task force deliberations and presents a set of recommendations for stakeholders. It also identifies research questions that merit further investigation.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 17-18).
Contents The theory, empirics, and practice of business and peace -- Public policy experiences, gaps, and opportunities -- Firm characteristics and contributions to peace -- Operating in postconflict environments -- Conclusion.
Subject Peace-building -- Economic aspects.
Social responsibility of business.
Added Author Fort, Timothy L., 1958-
Gilpin, Raymond.
United States Institute of Peace.
Gpo Item No. 1063-K-16 (online)
Sudoc No. Y 3.P 31:20/315

 
    
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