This is the first of two volumes that examinethe changing nature of state-business relations. This book assesses the potential and limits of CSR in developing countries, by focusing on aspects that are often ignored in the CSR literature: historical experience, theoretical perspectives, and institutional and political dimensions of change.

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Information

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Year

2009

ISBN

9780230246966

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

International Relations

Index

Politics & International Relations

Cover
Half-Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Box
Preface
Notes on the Contributors
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Introduction: The Intellectual Crisis of CSR
1 CSR and Changing Modes of Governance: Towards Corporate Noblesse Oblige?
2 Wal-Martization and CSR-ization in Developing Countries
3 Corporate Social Responsibility in a Neoliberal Age
4 Linking Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Policy in Zambia
5 Business, Corporate Responsibility and Poverty Reduction
6 Transnational Corporations and Poverty Reduction: Strategic and Regional Variations
7 Cross-Sector Partnership as an Approach to Inclusive Development
8 Growing Sustainable Business in Eastern Africa: The Potential and Limits of Partnerships for Development
9 Private Food Governance: Implications for Social Sustainability and Democratic Legitimacy
10 Spaces of Contestation: The Governance of Industry’s Environmental Performance in Durban, South Africa
11 Challenging Governance in Global Commodity Chains: The Case of Transnational Activist Campaigns for Better Work Conditions
Index