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- Title
Post-Westphalia and Its Discontents: Business, Globalization, and Human Rights in Political and Moral Perspective.
- Authors
Santoro, Michael A.
- Abstract
This article examines the presuppositions and theoretical frameworks of the "new-wave" "Post-Westphalian" approach to international business ethics and compares it to the more philosophically oriented moral theory approach that has predominated in the field. I contrast one author's Post-Westphalian political approach to the human rights responsibilities of transnational corporations (TNCs) with my own "Fair Share" theory of moral responsibility for human rights. I suggest how the debate about the meaning of corporate human rights "complicity" might be informed by the fair share theory. While i point out that Posi-Westphalians and moral philosophers may have fundamental disagreements about basic concepts such as legitimacy, justice, and democratic deliberation, I conclude that the Post-Westphalians have made a major contribution to the expansion of the field by presenting business ethicists with an opportunity to inform and guide debates about the potential future course of transnational governance.
- Publication
Business Ethics Quarterly, 2010, Vol 20, Issue 2, p285
- ISSN
1052-150X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.5840/beq201020221