03229nam 2200661 a 450 991021998380332120230721005720.01-282-39860-197866123986050-8330-4901-1(CKB)2550000000005559(EBL)475046(OCoLC)593209678(SSID)ssj0000336248(PQKBManifestationID)11285769(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336248(PQKBWorkID)10281794(PQKB)11095146(MiAaPQ)EBC475046(EXLCZ)99255000000000555920090611d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCorporations and counterinsurgency[electronic resource] /William Rosenau ... [et al.]Santa Monica, CA RAND20091 online resource (56 p.)Occasional paper ;OP-259Description based upon print version of record.0-8330-4751-5 Includes bibliographical references.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 StrategyAssessing 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; ReferencesMultinational corporations can be significant actors in zones of violent conflict. Corporate actions to shape their environment can sometimes mitigate conflict, but as the authors show in their case studies, corporate activities can help generate and sustain violence.Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;OP-259.International business enterprisesPolitical aspectsCorporations, ForeignPolitical aspectsNon-governmental organizationsPolitical aspectsPrivate military companiesCounterinsurgencyInternational relationsInternational business enterprisesPolitical aspects.Corporations, ForeignPolitical aspects.Non-governmental organizationsPolitical aspects.Private military companies.Counterinsurgency.International relations.363.325/17Rosenau William818275MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219983803321Corporations and counterinsurgency2871483UNINA