Corporate social responsibility and international development:is business the solution?

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hopkins Michael, 1945 Nov. 16-
Published: Earthscan,
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.