Indigenous Aspirations and Rights: The Case for Responsible Business and Management

Indigenous peoples are recognised as groups with specific rights based on their historical ties to particular territories. The United Nations estimates there are 370 million Indigenous peoples, with Indigenous populations being recognised in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States, the Arctic region, Central and South America, and across Asia and Africa.

Indigenous Aspirations and Rights

takes an Indigenous perspective in examining the intersection of business with Indigenous peoples' rights, in light of the UN Global Compact and the PRME. Indigenous rights include, but are not limited to, human, cultural, educational, employment, participatory development, economic, and social rights, rights to land and natural resources, and impacts on identity, institutions, and relations. This book illustrates three main aspects of business practices in relation to Indigenous peoples: Indigenous perspectives on failures, business and ongoing challenges to Indigenous aspirations and rights, and modelling success for Indigenous and business interests.

Edited by three leading voices in Indigenous rights research and practice, Indigenous Aspirations and Rights features contributions from around the globe. The work draws together policy implications for management and implications for Indigenous peoples, and examines how the PRME, the UN Global Compact, and the concept of socially responsible business can be expanded to encompass more positive outcomes for Indigenous peoples.

Author: Amy Klemm Verbos
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 07/04/2017
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781783533992
ISBN10: 1783533994
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Human Rights
- Business & Economics | Development | Sustainable Development
- Business & Economics | Business Ethics

About the Author

AMY KLEMM VERBOS is Assistant Professor of Business Law, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA

ELLA HENRY is a Senior Lecturer of Maori Development, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

ANA MARIÃ PEREDO is Professor of Political Ecology. University of Victoria, Canada

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