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This book explores the evolution of CSR across the developed and developing world. Through an extensive review of the literature and relevant case studies, it examines whether CSR can make a contribution to sustainable development and how the patterns of CSR in developed Western economies compare to that in the rapidly growing economy of China.
List of contents
Chapter 1. Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility in context
Chapter 2. Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable development
Chapter 4. Drivers for Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 5. Exploring Corporate Social Responsibility
Chapter 6. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in China
Chapter 7. Concluding marks
About the author
Dongyong Zhang is Associate Professor of Sustainable Development at Henan Agricultural University, China.
Stephen Morse is Chair in Systems Analysis for Sustainability at the Centre for Environmental Strategy at the University of Surrey, UK.
Uma Kambhampati is Professor of Economics at the University of Reading, UK.
Summary
This book explores the evolution of CSR across the developed and developing world. Through an extensive review of the literature and relevant case studies, it examines whether CSR can make a contribution to sustainable development and how the patterns of CSR in developed Western economies compare to that in the rapidly growing economy of China.