The Political Economy of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Resource Sector in Western Australia. A Case Study of the Proposed James Price Point LNG Precinct

CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 59-73

  Wesley, Anthea ^a   MacCallum, Diana ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility Policy; Native Title; Resource Sector; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906941886     PISSN: 21967075     EISSN: 21967083     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-53873-5_4     Document Type: Chapter

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