Corporate social responsibility and international development : is business the solution? / Michael Hopkins.

Author/creator Hopkins, Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2007.
Descriptionxvi, 243 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Cover title Corporate social responsibility & international development
Contents 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.
Contents 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.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2006011978
ISBN1844073564 (hardback)

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Joyner General Stacks HD60.5.D44 H67 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold