LEADER 03229nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910219983803321 005 20230721005720.0 010 $a1-282-39860-1 010 $a9786612398605 010 $a0-8330-4901-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000005559 035 $a(EBL)475046 035 $a(OCoLC)593209678 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000336248 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11285769 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000336248 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281794 035 $a(PQKB)11095146 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC475046 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000005559 100 $a20090611d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCorporations and counterinsurgency$b[electronic resource] /$fWilliam Rosenau ... [et al.] 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cRAND$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (56 p.) 225 1 $aOccasional paper ;$vOP-259 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-4751-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aAssessing 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 330 $aMultinational corporations can be significant actors in zones of violent conflict. Corporate actions to shape their environment can sometimes mitigate conflict, but as the authors show in their case studies, corporate activities can help generate and sustain violence. 410 0$aOccasional paper (Rand Corporation) ;$vOP-259. 606 $aInternational business enterprises$xPolitical aspects 606 $aCorporations, Foreign$xPolitical aspects 606 $aNon-governmental organizations$xPolitical aspects 606 $aPrivate military companies 606 $aCounterinsurgency 606 $aInternational relations 615 0$aInternational business enterprises$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aCorporations, Foreign$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aNon-governmental organizations$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aPrivate military companies. 615 0$aCounterinsurgency. 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a363.325/17 701 $aRosenau$b William$0818275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219983803321 996 $aCorporations and counterinsurgency$92871483 997 $aUNINA