How does the last paragraph of the case \"Starbucks and Fair Trade Coffee (Case

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How does the last paragraph of the case "Starbucks and Fair Trade Coffee (Case 12.2, Boatright) show the difficulties in addressing ethical issues regarding a corporation's responsibilities as an international actor?

A) Policies and initiatives that are aimed at helping those who are economically disadvantaged must be properly thought through

B) An approach such as the fair trade movement can, while meaning well, turn out to do little to change the lives of the poor around the world

C) Ethical assumptions concerning the merits of such things as "transparency" and "workplace democracy" can do more harm than good when imposed on others by powerful US business interests, even when they mean well

D) All of the above

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The last paragraph of the case "Starbucks and Fair Trade Coffee (Case 12.2, Boatright) show the difficulties in addressing ethical issues regarding a corporation's responsibilities as an international actor

A. Policies and initiatives that are aimed at helping those who are economically disadvantaged must be properly thought through.

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