Minding Our Business: How the Failure to Develop Consistent International Investment Rules have Led to Global Corporate Responsibility Pressures.

This paper examines the history of international investment rules and corporate responsibility pressures. I show how the failure to delineate not only the rights but the responsibilities of investors at the global level has led to corporate responsibility pressures, as so many firms today operate in nations with inadequate governance. I then make suggestions for addressing public concern about global business. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]