>These days the popular catch-word--even at the UN--is "public-private
>partnership." This term gives me the shivers, because to me it says that
>business, whose ultimate goal is to make money for investors, is more closely
>allied than ever with government. Once upon a time, we the people thought we
>could depend on government to honor higher values, such as defending human
>rights, upholding a constitution, or pursuing social justice.
This issue is also addressed in Judith Richter's "Holding Corporations
Accountable: Corporate Conduct, International Codes, and Citizen Action."
Zed Books UNICEF 2001. Worth reading if you are intersted in this topic.


>For more information, go to [log in to unmask]  (Philadelphia, PA,
>USA) or [log in to unmask]   (London, UK)
These are email addresses. I found info about the book at
http://allwomencount.net/EWC%20Moms/DemandsFromMHK.htm
There is ordering information on that website.
  Naomi Bar-Yam

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