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Business and Sustainable Development in Africa Medicine or Placebo?

228 Pages 3 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 3 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

228 Pages 3 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

The book offers new critical insights into the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development in Africa. The extent to which CSR initiatives can contribute to sustainable development in Africa remains debatable. This book examines in a very clear structure how, when, and whether CSR initiatives are able to contribute to the realization of the sustainable... Read more

Introduction: The Nexus of Business, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainable Development in Africa

Uwafiokun Idemudia, Francis Xavier Tuokuu, and Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong

1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Sustainable Development in Africa: A Critical Overview

Uwafiokun Idemudia

2. Corporate Social Responsibility and Human Rights

Raymond A. Atuguba

3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Conflicts in Africa

Francois Lenfant

4. Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Development in Africa: Issues and Prospects

Uwafiokun Idemudia, Francis Xavier Dery Tuokuu, Marcellinus Essah, and Emmanuel Graham

5. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Taxation in Africa: The Battle for the Ethics of Tax and Responsible Governance

Adaeze Okoye

6. Tackling Climate Change in Africa through Corporate Social Responsibility

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong, Olushola Emmanuel Ajide, and Oluyomi Abayomi Osobajo

7. Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Strengthening: A RARE Model for Anti-corruption in Africa

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong

8. CSR and Environmental Sustainability Implementation in Mining: Perspectives from Ghana

Prince Amoah and Gabriel Eweje

9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Corporate Social Responsibility

Uwem E. Ite

Biography

Uwafiokun Idemudia is a professor and chair of the Department of Social Science at York University, Canada. He teaches in the Business and Society, Development Studies, and African Studies programmes.

Francis Xavier Dery Tuokuu is a lecturer in sustainability at Bournemouth University, UK.

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong is an associate professor of strategy and international business at the School of Management, University of Bath, UK.