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Misguided Virtue: False Notions of Corporate Social Responsibility (Hobart Paper, 142)

By David Henderson

Book information

Publisher
Inst of Economic Affairs
Year
2001
ISBN
0255365101, 9780255365109
LCC
HD60 .H46 2001
Open Library ID
OL13569418M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
468 kB (479541 bytes)
Pages
177\177
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The doctrine of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) now enjoys widespread support. Companies are enjoined not simply to seek profit but to demonstrate their 'corporate citizenship' by working with a range of stakeholders to further environmental and social as well as economic goals. Pressures for such behaviour have come from NGOs but have been taken up by academics, other commentators and multinational enterprises themselves. David Henderson examines the CSR doctrine, subjecting it to fundamental ciriticisms. In this controversial text he argues that, far from being harmless, its adoption threatens prosperity in poor countries as well as rich. It is likely to reduce competition and economic freedom and to undermine the market economy.

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