On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:46:29AM +0100, Chris Burford wrote:
> Amid new allegations that Britsh American Tobacco has been colluding in
> cigarette smuggling, it is interesting to visit their attractive website.
>
> There we see the modern face of global finance capital. Under "Corporate
> Citizenship" we read
>
> >As part of this commitment, we have accepted a request from Nottingham
> >University in the UK to help finance and support a new International
> >Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at the University's Business
> >School. The Centre will develop a research and teaching programme in this
> >important area of business activity, helping to put corporate social
> >responsibility firmly on the mainstream business agenda. Our involvement
> >not only stems from our long association with supporting management and
> >business education. We welcome the opportunity it offers us to be part of
> >the learning as this important new business discipline develops.
>
>
> http://www.bat.com/
>
>
> Guardian article on new evidence, rather embarrassing for Conservative
> Party europhile leadership candidate, Ken Clarke, who was recruited as
> deputy chairman of BAT:
>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/smoking/Story/0,2763,541133,00.html
>
> Chris Burford
>
> London
>
>
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929
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