Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in Emerging Economies

Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi is professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa. Roopinder Oberoi is a member of the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi.

• 1 Introduction : Corporate Social Responsibility: Ransom for the Corporate Soul 2 Moving from Eco-blind to Eco Icon: Choosing to Move Beyond Ignorance, Tokenism, Moral Panics and Folk Devils3 Social Responsibility (SR) in the South African Mining Sector: Functional or Dysfunctional?4 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in Brazi5 Chinese Companies as "Takers" and "Makers” of Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility in China6 Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Business: Strategic and Institutional Perspectives from Bangladesh 7 Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Debates, Developments and Perspectives.8 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development: The Case of Chile9 Corporate Social Responsibility—Whither the Role of Government?10 Corporate Irresponsibility: The Culpability of Local and Foreign Firms in Corrupt Practices in Nigeria

This book is essential reading for understanding the importance, influence, and intervention of corporate social responsibility in the current and future world. Ethics, environment, economy, and the balance between food, water, and energy security are intrinsically linked to the way forward between CSR and sustainability in emergent countries.