Critical Perspectives on CSR and Development: What We Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Need to Know
Lund-Thomsen Peter, 2006
Name of publisher/editor
International Affairs
Co-author
Marina Prieto-Carrón , Anita Chan , ANA MURO , CHANDRA BHUSHAN
Geographic area
Global
Summary & key words
In this article the authors seek to fill this gap in order to facilitate a more in-depth investigation of what CSR initiatives can or cannot achieve in relation to improving conditions of workers and communities in the global South. They suggest that a critical research agenda on CSR and development should encompass four areas: a) the relationship between business and poverty reduction; b) the impact of CSR initiatives; c) governance dimensions of CSR; and d) power and participation in CSR. Such an alternative critical approach focuses on society’s most vulnerable groups and adopts a ‘people-centred’ perspective as a counterbalance to the dominant ‘business case’ perspective. The authors conclude that this has significant implications for CSR practice.