CSR and Development: Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Abstract

This paper examines the role of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the development agenda. First, it examines highlights of the debate on whether CSR is “good or bad development.” It then contextualizes these debates by examining (1) the mainstream debates on whether CSR is “good or bad business management”; (2) how CSR fits within the private sector-led development model; and (3) the institutional infrastructure in which CSR operates. We argue that this contextualization allows for a more sober and realistic assessment of CSR's potential benefits and limitations in the development agenda.

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