Empires Of Profit: Commerce, Conquest And Corporate Responsibility

A series of dramatic stories illustrates the greed, benevolence, and ignorance of western business in the developing world. The stories reveal the highly complex and intriguing moral and practical issues that corporations and host countries have faced in the past, and will continue to face in the future.

Empires of Profit tells a series of dramatic stories to illustrate the greed, benevolence, and ignorance of western business in the developing world. The stories - which are at times a shocking reminder of the origins of the present-day anti-capitalist movement - illustrate the extremely delicate and volatile nature of western involvement in the developing world. The message that emerges is clear: unless the lessons of the past are heeded - and corporate social responsibility taken seriously - the current wave of investment will be far less secure than most corporations believe.