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In recent years, there has been considerable pressure on corporations doing business in South Africa to divest and withdraw from that country. While this moral view espouses withdrawal, this article seeks to provide insight into the practical consequences of divestment. One of the questions addressed is how does foreign divestment affect Black South Africans, those who are supposed to benefit from a divestment policy.
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Paul Lansing is Associate Professor of Business Law. Previous articles have appeared in the New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, Harvard International Law Journal, The International Lawyer, The Journal of Corporation Law and others
Sarosh Kuruvilla is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Iowa.
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Lansing, P., Kuruvilla, S. Business divestment in South Africa: In who's best interest?. J Bus Ethics 7, 561–574 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382788
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382788