CSR matters in the development of Mauritius

Social Responsibility Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-233

  Gokulsing, Roshni Deepa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Corporate social responsibility; Mauritius; Non governmental organizations; Poverty; Private sector organizations; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959599451     PISSN: 17471117     EISSN: 1758857X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17471111111141503     Document Type: Article

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