Divestment and disinvestment from South Africa: a reappraisal
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Based on the authors' two-year research project in South Africa, this article examines the common arguments favoring and opposing disengagement (the strategies of "divestment" and "disinvestment" are considered together as "disengagement"). It finds that the traditional pro- and anti-disengagement arguments are weak, if not invalid. The primary impact of disengagement or engagement is symbolic, not economic. This means that the decisions made by American firms should be based primarily on moral-value considerations. If these considerations include a commitment to ending apartheid and helping South African blacks, then active listening to blacks' needs should be an important step. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)
Publication Name: California Management Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0008-1256
Year: 1987
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Urban power
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Strategic conservation of energy and its efficient use are now the main focus of electric companies, state officials and consumers. Utilities used to meet demands for electric supply by building new power plants. Nowadays, utilities employ cost-efficient and environmentally-safe solutions.
Publication Name: Buzzworm
Subject: Environmental issues
ISSN: 0898-2996
Year: 1993
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Over the volcanoes and through the ruins
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Taking a grand tour of Ecuador via the Pan-American Highway offers a glimpse of the country's inherent beauty and persistent poverty. The Pan-American Highway's dismal state clearly reflects the country's poverty brought about by years of government mismanagement.
Publication Name: Travel & Leisure
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0041-2007
Year: 1997
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