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Author:

Hopkins, Michael, 1945 Nov. 16-

Title:

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

Publisher:

Earthscan,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xvii, 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Social responsibility of business--Developing countries.
International business enterprises--Developing countries.
Economic development projects--Developing countries.

Notes:

Originally published: 2007. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Can CSR pave the way for development? -- What is CSR all about and where is it going? -- Corporate CSR development case studies: failures and success -- Failures of development: a global view -- Corporations should abandon philanthropy and concentrate on CSR -- A critique of CSR and development -- CSR and poverty -- Supply chain issues -- CSR in developing countries -- Limitations of international agencies -- Socially responsible investment in developing countries -- Main actions for companies involved in development.

ISBN:

1844076105 (pbk.)
9781844076109 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)318668755

Locations:

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)