Corporate Social Responsibility: Comparative Critiques (international Political Economy)

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has attracted a great deal of discussion and debate in the current phase of neoliberal globalization, both as a conceptual framework and as an apparently fresh facet of corporate culture, particularly with regard to business ethics, social and environmental sustainability, and human rights. While the corporate world is increasingly seen to be articulating its regard for social responsibility, critics continue to see this more as a myth than a reality. They point out that corporate capital is, in the final analysis, interested in accumulation alone. In this fascinating volume, a group of internationally renowned scholars discuss the discourses, practices and perspectives on CSR across a wide range of multicultural and multi-ethnic experiences from Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. Strange bedfellows? Critiquing corporate social responsibility -- K. Ravi Raman Corporate social responsibility in the era of capitalist globalization -- Leslie Sklair Opportunities and limits of corporate support for voluntary activity in Canada: evidence from voluntary organizations -- paul Bowles and Fiona MacPhail Indigenous and NGO alliances confronting corporate and state alliances: the case of Jabiluka uranium prospect -- Katherine Trebeck Romania, Ltd--a study of irresponsible conduct in human resources -- Camelia Crisan Extractive industries and stunted states: conflict, responsibility and institutional change in the Andes -- Anthony Bebbington From corporate accountability to shared responsibility: dealing with pollution in a Peruvian smelter town -- Fabiana Li Beyond bureaucracies? The struggle for self-determination and social responsibility in the Argentine workers' cooperatives -- Alice Bryer Business for peace, or peace for business? The role of corporate peace activism in the rise and fall of Sri Lanka's 2001-2004 peace process -- Rajesh Venugopal Commercial microfinance in India: loan angels or sharks? -- D. Ajit and K. Ravi Raman Corporate social responsibility, local livelihood and human rights : the case of Coca-Cola in India -- K. Ravi Raman Land acquisition: impossibility of corporate social responsibility -- Pranab Kanti Basu Shifting terrain of ethical trade: corporate and civil society engagement in South African agriculture -- Stephanie Barrientos and Andrienetta Kritzinger Corporate social responsibility and the problem of human rights: who is protecting whom? -- Ronnie D. Lipschutz. Internationally renowned scholars investigate the discourses, practices and perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) across a wide range of multicultural, multi-ethnic and cross country experiences. Case studies are included from Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia. In this volume, a group of internationally renowned scholars discuss the discourses, practices and perspectives on corporate social responsibility across a wide range of multicultural and multi-ethnic experiences from Canada, Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia