Essays about: "transnational enterprises"

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  1. 11. The added value of the UN Draft Norms as compared to existing codes on Corporate Social Responsibility and their legal status

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Bohman; [2006]
    Keywords : International Human Rights Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : When the United Nations was created in 1945, states were the only significant decision-makers. Even with the construction of the human rights regime in the aftermath of the Second World War, states were designated as the only duty-bearers who could violate international human rights law. READ MORE

  3. 12. Private Military Companies and the Effect on the Control of Force in the Developing World

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Magnus Andersson; [2006]
    Keywords : Civil-Military Relations; Mercenary; Private Military; Control of Force; Private Security; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : With the privatisation of war and the increasing importance of non-state actors in conflict, the need to study their effects on governments is increasing. This thesis? purpose is to analyse the effects on the government's control of force in the developing world, when contracting a Private Military Company (PMC). READ MORE

  4. 13. Behave and Be Attractive: The Impact of Governance on FDI Inflows

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Martin Hessel; [2005]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI; institutions; governance; corruption; rule of law; political stability; cross-country analysis; multinational firms; multinational enterprises; transnational corporations; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines how governance affects FDI inflows using cross-country analysis for a sample of 156 countries over the period 1996-2004. It looks into six different dimension of governance, measured by indicators constructed by Kaufmann, Kraay and Zoido-Lobatón: (1) Voice and Accountability, (2) Political Stability and Violence, (3) Government Effectiveness, (4) Regulatory Quality, (5) Rule of Law and (6) Corruption. READ MORE