Beyond CSR? Business, poverty and social justice: An introduction

Third World Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 669-681

  Newell, Peter ^a   Frynas, Jedrzej George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34249751023     PISSN: 01436597     EISSN: 13602241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01436590701336507     Document Type: Editorial

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7. There is an important distinction to be drawn here between the poor who are the subject of such business school thinking-those that earn up to $2000 a year-and those who survive on less that $1 or $2 a day and who may continue to be overlooked in such models. For the latter traditional development assistance may continue to be necessary. We are grateful to Rhys Jenkins for making this observation.
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