PART ONE: THE ROLE OF MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF INCREASING GLOBALIZATION AND FREE TRADE. Chapter 1. The Blessings and Perils of Globalization: A Tale of Two Peoples. Chapter 2. Sweatshops and Human Rights Abuses: Evidence from the Field. PART TWO: MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS' RESPONSES TO CHANGE. Chapter 3. Multinational Corporations' Responses to Public Criticism: Failure of Communications Strategies. Chapter 4. Corporate Codes of Conduct: Parameters and Analysis. Chapter 5. Proactive Corporate Responses: Voluntary Codes of Conduct. PART THREE. GROUP-BASED APPROACHES. Chapter 6. The Sullivan Principles in South Africa: A Regionwide Approach to Codes of Conduct. Chapter 7. The United Nations Global Compact: Corporate Leadership in the World Economy. Chapter 8. The Fair Labor Association: Problems with an Industry-Based Approach to Codes of Conduct. PART FOUR: CASE STUDIES. Chapter 9. Nike, Inc.: Missed Opportunities to Effective Code Compliance. Chapter 10. The Walt Disney Company: A Progressive Approach to Monitoring Compliance. PART FIVE: NEW APPROACHES TO VIABLE CODES OF CONDUCT. Chapter 11. Guidelines for Creating Multinational Codes of Business Conduct. Chapter 12. Independent Monitoring Systems: Transparency in Code Implementation, Compliance, and Verification. Chapter 13. Mattel, Inc.: Global Manufacturing Principles#A Model Approach to Code Implementation and Independent Monitoring. PART SIX: LESSONS LEARNED AND UNLEARNED#GUIDELINES FOR THE FUTURE. Chapter 14. Corporate Social Accountability and International Codes of Conduct: An Assessment.