"The consensus among politicians, citizens, and even executives themselves - on both sides of the political spectrum and throughout the world - is that business just isn't working for ordinary people. The 2007 financial crisis cost 9 million Americans their jobs and 10 million their homes....

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1. Verfasser:	Edmans, Alex 1980- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press [2020]
Schlagworte:	Soziale Verantwortung Unternehmen Corporate Social Responsibility Unternehmensethik Social responsibility of business / United States Corporations / United States Wealth / United States Income distribution / United States
Zusammenfassung:	"The consensus among politicians, citizens, and even executives themselves - on both sides of the political spectrum and throughout the world - is that business just isn't working for ordinary people. The 2007 financial crisis cost 9 million Americans their jobs and 10 million their homes.1 Even though the economy has recovered since then, the gains have largely gone to bosses and shareholders, while ordinary incomes have stagnated. In 2018, just 26 tycoons owned the same wealth as the 3.8 billion poorest citizens in the world.2 Corporations impact not only people's livelihoods, but also their lives. In a single year, 14 Chinese workers were allegedly driven to suicide by unbearably harsh working practices at the Foxconn City industrial park, where they made electronics for giant US corporations. "--
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	x, 371 Seiten Diagramme
ISBN:	9781108494854 9781108816434