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Chocolate on Trial
Lowell Joseph Satre
其他書名
Slavery, Politics, and the Ethics of Business
出版
Ohio University Press
, 2005
主題
Business & Economics / Business Ethics
History / Africa / West
History / Europe / Great Britain / General
History / World
Law / Legal History
Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations
Political Science / World / European
Social Science / Slavery
ISBN
0821416251
9780821416259
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=eRrKP4Jl1NMC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
At the turn of the twentieth century, Cadbury Bros. Ltd. was a successful, Quaker-owned chocolate manufacturer in Birmingham, England, celebrated for its model village, modern factory, and concern for employees. In 1901 the firm learned that its cocoa beans, purchased from Portuguese plantations on the island of São Tomé off West Africa, were produced by slave labor.
Chocolate on Trial: Cadbury, Slavery and the Economics of Virtue in Imperial Britain gives a lively and highly readable account of the events surrounding the libel trial in which Cadbury Bros. Ltd. sued the London Standard, following the newspaper's accusation that the firm was hypocritical in its use of slave-grown cocoa. As compelling now as at the turn of the previous century, the issues probed by Lowell J. Satre give invaluable historical background to contemporary issues of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and globalization. The story Satre tells illuminates what a stubbornly persistent institution slavery was and shows how Cadbury, a company with a well-regarded brand name and logo, endured ethical dilemmas and challenges to its record for social responsibility. Chocolate on Trial brings to life the age-old conflict between economic interests and the value of human life.
Satre illuminates the stubborn persistence of the institution of slavery and shows how Cadbury, a company with a well-regarded brand name from the nineteenth century, faced ethical dilemmas and challenges to its record for social responsibility. Chocolate on Trial brings to life the age-old conflict between economic interests and regard for the dignity of human life.