Corporate social responsibility and international development:is business the solution?
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Published: |
Earthscan,
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Publisher Address: | London Sterling, VA |
Publication Dates: | 2007. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 243 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781844073566 (hardback) 1844073564 (hardback) |
Index Number: | F279 |
CLC: | F279.11 |
Call Number: | F279.11/H795 |
Contents: |
Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Can CSR pave the way for development? -- What is CSR all about and where is it going? -- Corporate CSR deveopment case studies : failures and success -- Failures of development : a global view -- Corporations should abandon philanthropyand concentrate on CSR -- A critique of CSR and development -- CSR and poverty -- Supply chain issues -- CSR in developing countries -- Limitations of international agencies -- Socially reponsible investment in developing countries -- Main actions for companies involved in development. Introduction -- CSR definitions -- Corporate case studies -- Failures of development -- Abandon philanthropy -- Problems with CSR -- CSR and poverty -- Supply chain issues and SMEs -- CSR in developing countries -- Limitations of international agencies -- Corporate social investment -- Conclusions. |