Problem
Irresponsible international trade
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Unethical international commerce Nature:
War crimes, unlawful killings, torture and other serious human rights abuses have been committed around the world using a wide range of weapons, munitions and military and security equipment. These are often provided to perpetrators in almost unlimited supply, encouraging and prolonging unlawful violence. Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed, injured, raped and forced to flee from their homes as a result. Global society has no treaty to ensure the strict control of the international trade in conventional arms, while governments license irresponsible arms flows to fuel human atrocities and abuse.
Broader Problems:
Lack of social conscienceIrresponsible business practices Narrower Problems:
SmugglingExport cartelsUnderground economyToxic waste smugglingInternational arms tradeDumping of withdrawn productsEnvironmentally damaging tradeDistortion in international tradeCircumvention of duties and assessmentsMarketing of banned pharmaceutical drugsDistortion of international trade by dumpingDisadvantageous terms for technology transferIrresponsible transfer of sensitive technologiesUnethical practices of transnational corporationsCrimes related to foreign relations and export tradeAbuse of dominant market position in international trade Related Problems:
Economic inefficiency Aggravates:
Import competition from low-wage countries Values:
IrresponsibilityUnethical Subject(s):
Commerce → Commerce Commerce → Trade
Innovative change → Change
Societal Problems → Irresponsibility
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
17.04.2019 – 09:49 CEST