What corporate social responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa?
This article analyses the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in sub-Saharan Africa, more particularly in the mining sector in Senegal. To that end, account has to be taken of the major institutional characteristics of low-income countries. One of the major characteristics is the existence...
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| description | This article analyses the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in sub-Saharan Africa, more particularly in the mining sector in Senegal. To that end, account has to be taken of the major institutional characteristics of low-income countries. One of the major characteristics is the existence of weak states. We show a quadruple characterization: a weak commitment of the state; a still high degree of corruption; a poor decentralisation process; a weak social state that makes companies uncomfortable with their CSR practices. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-381503cbe32844da83a5bbc627245b272025-01-30T14:27:29ZengAssociation Recherche & RégulationRevue de la Régulation1957-77962020-06-012710.4000/regulation.16761What corporate social responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa?Bruno BoidinJérôme BalletThis article analyses the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in sub-Saharan Africa, more particularly in the mining sector in Senegal. To that end, account has to be taken of the major institutional characteristics of low-income countries. One of the major characteristics is the existence of weak states. We show a quadruple characterization: a weak commitment of the state; a still high degree of corruption; a poor decentralisation process; a weak social state that makes companies uncomfortable with their CSR practices.https://journals.openedition.org/regulation/16761stakeholderscorporate social responsibilitySenegallow-income countriesdecentralisationpublic authorities |
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| title | What corporate social responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa? |
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