Boeger, Nina; Murray, Rachel; Villiers, Charlotte --- "Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2008) [2008] ELECD 283

Editor(s): Boeger, Nina; Murray, Rachel; Villiers, Charlotte

Title: Perspectives on Corporate Social Responsibility

Series: Corporations, Globalisation and the Law series

Topics: Company and Insolvency Law; Corporate Law and Governance

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 30 September 2008

Number of pages: 264

ISBN (hard cover): 9781847205612

EISBN: 9781848443792

Abstract/Description:

This book examines the concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the context of globalisation and its many challenges, focusing on different legal perspectives that arise.

Particular problems presented include the varied definitions of CSR and the related dilemmas of opting for a self-regulatory approach or a greater level of external regulatory control. The roles of the state and the market and how they interrelate are considered in this book against a background of increased intervention by international institutions. The potential contribution of individual citizens and non-governmental organisations towards achieving a socially and environmentally responsible business behaviour is also given attention. These issues are of special concern in an era that calls for different political and regulatory activities than have been exploited traditionally.

Highlighting the central importance of law, legal systems and the role of lawyers to the debate on CSR, this book will be of great interest to academics and policymakers. It will also appeal to students in law, especially company law, commercial law, and international law.