Exploring the Links Between International Business and Poverty Reduction: A case study of Unilever in Indonesia
This study looks at Unilever in Indonesia and examines its business activities for their direct and indirect socio-economic impacts on the poor. It attempts to improve the understanding of the relationship between big business and poverty reduction, and it suggests that the extent to which the wealth created by business can reduce poverty is determined by many factors, an industry's operating structure and the values and strategies of individual companies within it are critical factors.