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Corporate social responsibility, mining and sustainable development in Namibia: critical reflections through a relational lens

Littlewood, D. (2015) Corporate social responsibility, mining and sustainable development in Namibia: critical reflections through a relational lens. Development Southern Africa, 32 (2). pp. 240-257. ISSN 1470-3637

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2014.984833

Abstract/Summary

For its advocates, corporate social responsibility (CSR) represents a powerful tool through which business and particularly multinationals can play a more direct role in global sustainable development. For its critics, however, CSR rarely goes beyond business as usual, and is often a cover for business practices with negative implications for communities and the environment. This paper explores the relationship between CSR and sustainable development in the context of mining in Namibia. Drawing upon extant literatures on the geographies of responsibility, and referencing in-country empirical case-study research, a critical relational lens is applied to consider their interaction both historically and in the present.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > Marketing and Reputation
ID Code:38508
Publisher:Taylor & Francis

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