Giving with one hand: On the mining sector's treatment of indigenous stakeholders in the name of CSR

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 666-682

  Coronado, Gabriela ^a   Fallon, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Australian aboriginals; Corporate social responsibility; Mining industry; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956234809     PISSN: 0144333X     EISSN: 17586720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443331011085259     Document Type: Article

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