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This book contains papers that explore the idea of commercial republics having a positive impact on peaceful international relations. It provides a conceptual overview of the strategic alternatives utilized by companies.

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The papers that comprise this book could hardly been conceived of 10 years ago. The idea of commercial republics having a positive impact on peaceful international relations was, of course, not new. Kant and Montesquieu argued for the idea and the idea that trade and peace might be linked has been standard political rhetoric in the west for decades. These were macro-level analyses of commerce and peace.
This remains a field in its infancy and this book provides a foundation for further in-depth
analysis and inquiry.

Previously published in the Journal of Business Ethics, Volume 89 Supplement 4, 2009

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Peace Through Commerce: A Multisectoral Approach; Timothy L. Fort.- Business and Peace: Sketching the Terrain; Jennifer Oetzel, Michelle Westermann-Behaylo, Charles Koerber, Timothy L. Fort and Jorge Rivera.- MNE Strategic Intervention in Violent Conflict: Variations Based on Conflict Characteristics; Kathleen A. Getz and Jennifer Oetzel.- Peaceful Warriors: Private Military Security Companies and the Quest for Stable Societies; DON MAYER.- The Kimberley Process Certification Scheme: An Innovation in Global Governance and Conflict Prevention; Virginia Haufler.- Institutionalizing Peace through Commerce: Engagement or Divestment in South African and Sudan; Michelle Westermann-Behaylo.- Investing in Peace: The Motivational Dynamics of Diaspora Investment in Post-Conflict Economies; Tjai M. Nielsen and Liesl Riddle.- Locating Peace Through Commerce in Good Global Governance; John Forrer.- Corporate Responsibility Standards: Current Implications and Future Possibilities for Peace Through Commerce Charles P. Koerber.- Building Peace in Fragile States - Building Trust is Essential for Effective Public-Private Partnerships; Igor Abramov.- Dynamic Capabilities and Base of the Pyramid Business Strategies; Pete Tashman and Valentina Marano.- New Convergences in Poverty Reduction, Conflict, and State Fragility: hat Business Should Know; Borany Penh.- Peace Through Access to Entrepreneurial Capitalism for All; Michael Strong.- Complementary Alternative Benefits romote Peace; Norman D. Bishara and Cindy A. Schipani.- Peace through Tourism: The Birthing of a New Socio-Economic Order; Louis D´Amore.- Peace Through Tourism: Commerce Based ciples and Practices; Stuart E. Levy and Donald E. Hawkins.- Sports Commerce and Peace: Special Case of the Special Olympics; Ginger Smith, Andrea Cahn and Sybil Ford.- From Scholarly Dialogue to Social Movement: Considerations and Implications for Peace through Commerce Marc Lavine.-Erratum.-

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