Unocal in Burma Union Oil Company of California (Unocal) QUESTION NO. 1 Assess whether from utilitarian‚ rights justice and caring perspective. Unocal did the right thing indicating to invest in the pipeline and then in conducting the projects as it did. In your view‚ and using your utilitarian‚ rights justice and caring assessment‚ did Unocal do the right thing? Assume there was no way to change the outcome of this case and that the outcome was foreseen was Unocal then justified in deciding to
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Unocal in Burma In this day and age it is not uncommon for American businesses to set their sights overseas. In such situations‚ ethics are always needed to ensure decisions are made in a morally responsible way. When corporations negotiate with underdeveloped countries‚ ethical guidelines are too often overlooked or blurred. When these are ignored‚ negative consequences almost always manifest. We can see this clearly in the example of this oil company and their dealings in Burma. Some people
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BURMA /MYANMAR ESSAY First let me say that this is a really important topic that everybody should know about. It’s unbelievable to think that a country can sit there and treat people like this. Making a small child work for nothing‚ not allow the child to go to school because there is work to be done. It’s outrageous to think that a government does not want their people to have contact with the outside world‚ not allow their people to use other currencies. The documentary (Inside Burma: Land of
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Bank Policy in Burma By Name Course Professor University City/State Date Introduction Commercial banking in Burma started in Burma before it gained its independence in the early nineteenth century. The banks supported chettiar lending. There were more foreign banks than indigenous banks from the Burma citizens. An example of the Burma commercial bank was the Dawson’s bank which began in the early nineteenth century. Most of the banks primary goal was to focus
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Tourism Concern Case Study for Schools and Colleges BURMA BURMA CASE STUDY Welcome to this case study put together for you by Tourism Concern. We are a charity whose specific aim is to fight exploitation in tourism. For several years we have been running a campaign to raise awareness of the situation in Burma and present information to interested parties including tour operators‚ tourists‚ members‚ members of the public and students. This case study has been produced for students
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India’s Energy Quest in Myanmar with China Problem. Name: Pratik Gaikwad. Index 1. Introduction……………………………………………... 3 2. India’s energy challenges……………………………….. 4 3. Look East policy…………………………………………. 5 4. Energy quest in Myanmar……………………..………... 6 5. Conclusion……………………………………………….. 11 6. Reference………………………………………………… 13 Introduction
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NOTES ON SHOOTING AN ELEPHANT 1) colonialism in "Shooting an Elephant." * George Orwell wrote this essay when England ruled Burma as a colony---much like it had ruled America during the colonial period. Colonialism occurred when many European nations simply took over countries because they believed their culture was superior to the native culture. The ideas of social darwinism‚ or survival of the strongest nations and/or people‚ played a large role in the domination and subjection of countries
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small third world country called Burma/Myanmar and during the 1900s‚ Burma was facing civil unrest and students were facing off against the military. Burma was spiraling down and didn’t seem like it was going to improve and seeing this‚ my parents strived for a better life for my brother and I. Due to this‚ my dad went off to sea and I didn’t have much contact with my dad‚ since he would only come back for a month or so‚ meanwhile my mom finished school in Burma and took up various jobs. Eventually
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prime minister of newly independent Burma was assassinated. Though a Buddhist the predominant religion of Burma she was educated at Catholic schools and left for India in her mid-teens with her mother‚ who became the Burmese ambassador to India. Suu Kyi went to England where she studied at Oxford University. There she met Michael Aris‚ the Tibetan scholar whom she married. They had two sons‚ Alexander and Kim. In 1988‚ when Suu Kyi received a call from Burma that her mother had suffered a stroke
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British officer himself at the time in Burma‚ he feels a certain hatred and guilt towards himself‚ his empire‚ and the “evil-spirited little beasts‚” the Burma people. In the essay he writes not just about his personal experience with the elephant but how metaphorical the experience is to Imperialism and his views on the matter. Orwell’s feelings are the hostile feelings toward the British‚ Imperialism‚ and Britain ’s justification for their actions in taking over Burma. Even claiming that “the sooner I
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