Businesses

Literature Review on Human Rights and Businesses

In the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy, [1] Tricia D. Olsen offers the following summary about the topic of Human Rights and Businesses: Businesses are increasingly associated with, and sometimes held accountable for, human rights violations. This interdisciplinary line of research seeks to answer the following questions: What are the causes of corporate human rights abuse? And, what factors help to reduce the levels of corporate human rights violations? This entry outlines how business and human rights scholarship is addressed within a) democratic contexts; b) civil war; and c) authoritarian regimes. The entry concludes with suggestions for future research.

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Notes and References

1. Entry about Human Rights and Businesses in the Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy (2015, Routledge, Oxford, United Kingdom)

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Further Reading

• Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance (2018, Springer International Publishing, Germany)