Sunday, May 15, 2005

Why corporate governance is good for human rights, and vice versa

At a United Nations conference this weekend, hundreds of business leaders and government representatives will discuss ways to promote both corporate social responsibility (CSR) and greater transparency in the region _ and the UN is right to link one to the other.

Corruption is an insiders' business. It grows on terrain where business relations take place among a small group of people who have a stake in all economic ventures be they public or private, sit on each other's boards, and do business according to arbitrary rules.

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