Elusive Partnerships: Gas extraction and CSR in Bangladesh

Resources Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-174

  Gardner, Katy ^a   Ahmed, Zahir ^b   Bashir, Fatema ^b   Rana, Masud ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh' CSR; Ethics of detachment; Gas extraction; Partnership

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT; EMPLOYMENT POLICIES; ETHICS OF DETACHMENT; GAS EXTRACTIONS; GAS FIELDS; GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT; LOCAL PEOPLE; LOCAL POPULATIONS; LONG-TERM INVESTMENT; PARTNERSHIP;

GAS INDUSTRY;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; EXTRACTION METHOD; GAS FIELD; GAS INDUSTRY; GAS SUPPLY; INVESTMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; PARTNERSHIP APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 84860638488     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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