The Elephant in the Room: Off-shore companies, liberalisation and extension of presidential power in DR Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, donors promoted rapid liberalisation and presidential elections in the aftermath of the war, and after two terms, President Kabila has not left office. This article engages with the question of how liberalisation and elections are connected, and how they are related to the extension of presidential power. It finds that the international market for minerals has shaped the domestic political economy but its nature has effectively been ignored in the formulation of donor policy; efforts at regulating trade have been concentrated on due diligence of origin in Congo but have not addressed the secrecy of international trade. Liberalisation has removed control of economic resources from Congo, provided returns for elite politicians and funded violence to control the disenfranchised population. The offshore companies are the elephant in the room; without acknowledging them, analysis of the liberalisation and its interaction with presidential tenure lacks assessment of the opportunities, interests and power that shaped the processes

Anglo-American : the alternative report

This is the fifth in a series ofWar onWant alternative reports.Their purpose is to compare and contrast the rhetoric of corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the reality of companies’ actual practices.The reports form part ofWar onWant’s ongoing campaign for a global framework of corporate regulation, and each recommends action that ordinary people can take to rein in the power of multinational corporations across the world. This report looks at Anglo American, the world’s second largest mining company.Anglo American is one of the 10 largest British companies, with net profits of over $6 billion in 2006. It operates in 60 countries around the world and its subsidiaries include AngloGold Ashanti,Anglo Platinum and the international diamond producer De Beers.Anglo American prides itself on its‘good citizenship business principles’, and has signed up to a number of CSR initiatives in order to promote itself as a responsible player in the global economy. Yet Anglo American’s activities around the world tell a different story. In Colombia and the Democratic Republic of Congo,Anglo American is profiting from conflict and associated human rights abuses. In the Philippines and South Africa, local communities have faced severe repression for protesting against Anglo American’s operations. In Ghana and Mali, local communities see little of the huge profits being made by Anglo American, but suffer from the devastating impact of its mines. This report not only reviews Anglo American’s record over and against its rhetoric on corporate social responsibility. It also recommends action, both to send a message to Anglo American and to redress some of the damage inflicted by the company’s operations.This isWar onWant’s mission more widely: to support people in developing countries in the fight against the root causes of poverty, but also to inform and inspire people in rich countries to challenge the global structures which sustain poverty across the worl

Fighting Palestinian poverty A survey of the economic and social impact of the Israeli occupation on the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

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Taking Liberties: The Story Behind the UK High Street

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide.  Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.CCC_Taking_Liberties.pdf: 273 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Breathless for Blue Jeans: Health hazards in China's denim factories

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.CCC_2013_Report_Breathless_for_Blue_Jeans.pdf: 644 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Executive Summary: Breathless for Blue Jeans

This document is part of a digital collection provided by the Martin P. Catherwood Library, ILR School, Cornell University, pertaining to the effects of globalization on the workplace worldwide. Special emphasis is placed on labor rights, working conditions, labor market changes, and union organizing.CCC_2013_Report_Breathless_for_Blue_Jeans_Executive_Summary.pdf: 118 downloads, before Oct. 1, 2020

Silent no longer Central America today

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Marketing infant formula A bibliography

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The triple struggle Latin American peasant women

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