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UNINA9910219983803321 |
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Titolo |
Corporations and counterinsurgency [[electronic resource] /] / William Rosenau ... [et al.] |
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Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-39860-1 |
9786612398605 |
0-8330-4901-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (56 p.) |
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Collana |
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Occasional paper ; ; OP-259 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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International business enterprises - Political aspects |
Corporations, Foreign - Political aspects |
Non-governmental organizations - Political aspects |
Private military companies |
Counterinsurgency |
International relations |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures and Table; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE - Introduction; CHAPTER TWO - Doing Business in Zones of Conflict; "State-Building"; "Soft" Security Measures; Community Relations; The Bottom Line: Risk Reduction; CHAPTER THREE - Royal Dutch Shell in the Niger Delta; The Conflict Environment; Shell Nigeria's Conflict-Mitigation Strategy; Assessing Shell Nigeria's Response; CHAPTER FOUR - Firestone in Liberia; The Conflict Environment; Firestone's Strategy During the 1980s; Firestone's Approach in the 1990s; Firestone's Post-2000 Strategy |
Assessing Firestone's ResponseCHAPTER FIVE - Placer Dome in Papua New Guinea; The Conflict Environment; Placer Dome's Conflict-Mitigation Strategy; Social Strategies; Assessing Placer Dome's Response; CHAPTER SIX - Conclusion; APPENDIX - Responses in Conflict Zones; References |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Multinational corporations can be significant actors in zones of violent conflict. Corporate actions to shape their environment can sometimes |
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