Development and the private sector : consuming interests
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Development and the private sector : consuming interests
（A development in practice reader / series editor, Deborah Eade）
Kumarian Press, 2006
- : pbk.
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"'Development and the private sector : consuming interests' is based on Development in Practice, Volume 15, Numbers 3 & 4 (June 2005), published by Routledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd."--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Corporations have a major impact on the lives of people in developing countries. Not only do they determine the shape of the international economy, but also many private companies now provide essential social services that were previously the responsibility of government. The growth of corporate power has generated a backlash as companies are held to account for the social and environmental impacts of their business. The resulting array of new initiatives coming under the term 'corporate social responsibility' has many implications for development. There are heated debates as to whether these initiatives should remain voluntary, or form part of tighter international regulation of business. Corporations clearly have the potential to contribute to sustainable economic growth in developing countries. However, their business can also undermine people's livelihoods. Contributors to this volume examine the impact of the private sector on development, whether through core business practices, corporate responsibility endeavors, or philanthropic activities. Bringing together both analytical chapters and case studies ranging from El Salvador, to Kenya, to Timor-Leste, this book focuses on how the private sector can do less harm, and even do considerable good by fostering equitable development.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- DEBORAH EADE
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Do More Good, Do Less Harm: Development and the Private Sector
- JOHN SAYER
- Part 1
- Calling Business to Account: Beyond Corporate Social Responsibility
- In Whose Name? The Accountability of Corporate Social Responsibility
- JEM BENDELL
- Corporate Responsibility and the Movement of Business
- PETER UTTING
- Corporate Accountability to the Poor? Assessing the Effectiveness of Community-Based Strategies
- NIAMH GARVEY AND PETER NEWELL
- Part 2
- Investing in Development? Public Resistance to Privatization in Water and Energy
- DAVID HALL, EMANUELE LOBINA, AND ROBIN DE LA MOTTE
- Public Service Privatization and Crisis in Argentina
- LEOPOLDO RODRIGUEZ-BOETSCH
- Size Matters: The Need for Human-Scale Economic Institutions for Development
- JULIAN ORAM AND DEBORAH DOANE
- Java Furniture Makers: Globalization Winners or Losers? LIENDA LOEBIS AND HUBERT SCHMITZ
- The World Bank's Land of Kiosks: Community-Driven Development in Timor-Leste
- BEN MOXHAM
- Part 3
- Pressure for Change: Fair Trade and Ethical Codes of Conduct
- Managing Ethical Standards: When Rhetoric Meets Reality
- SUMI DHANARAJAN
- Corporate Responsibility and the United States-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA): Are They Compatible? CAROLINA QUINTEROS
- Partnering for Sustainability: Business-NGO Alliances in the Coffee Industry
- APRIL LINTON
- Reaching the Marginalized? Gender Value Chains and Ethical Trade in African Horticulture
- ANNE TALLONTIRE, CATHERINE DOLAN, SALLY SMITH, AND STEPHANIE WARE BARRIENTOS
- Part 4
- Resources
- Development and the Private Sector: An Annotated List of Selected Resources
- JOHN SAYER AND DEBORAH EADE
- Contributors
- Index
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