1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910813265003321

Autore

Oshionebo Evaristus <1967->

Titolo

Regulating transnational corporations in domestic and international regimes : an African case study / / Evaristus Oshionebo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, Ontario ; ; Buffalo, New York ; ; London, England : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-4426-9779-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (420 p.)

Disciplina

343/.077096

Soggetti

International business enterprises - Law and legislation - Africa

International business enterprises - Law and legislation

Social responsibility of business - Africa

Mineral industries - Africa

Case studies.

Electronic books.

Africa

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The social irresponsibility of transnational corporations in Africa's extractive industries -- Regulation of corporations : competing models -- Environmental regulation in Nigeria and Ghana : two case studies of regulatory failure in the African extractive sector -- Complementary regulatory strategies : self-regulation and the role of civil society organizations in Nigeria and Ghana -- Multilateral African regulatory mechanisms -- The regulation of transnational corporations under international law -- International financial institutions as regulatory mechanisms : the World Bank Group and the African extractive sector -- Extraterritorial regulation of transnational corporations in their home countries -- Towaards effective regulation of transnational corporations.

Sommario/riassunto

This study explores the range of strategies for regulating the social and environmental practices of TNCs in Africa's extractive industries.