Political and economic arguments for corporate social responsibility: Analysis and a proposition regarding the CSR agenda

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 417-428

  Weyzig, Francis ^a  

^a Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO)   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Broader goals; Corporate social responsibility; Market failures; Market functioning; Multinational enterprises; Neo liberal economics; Social contract; Stakeholder theory; Welfare impact

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349185852     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: 15730697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-008-9855-4     Document Type: Article

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