Henriques’ basic premise is that transparency is becoming more and more an essential prerequisite for a license to operate and that it is particularly important when power is being exercised. Indeed, corporate scandals over the last few years have highlighted the need for corporate transparency and have further led to it being demanded within regulatory environments. Similar demands have also been made of governments and, increasingly, NGOs. The challenge of transparency within activities such as marketing, commercial confidentiality, lobbying, tax and reporting are covered in the book and it provides a modern, practical view of the scope and significance of this issue.
Published by Earthscan
184pp, £19.99, hardback
ISBN 978 1 84407 390 0
www.earthscan.co.uk