Why Have We Forgotten ‘Government Social Responsibility’? Charting the Course for Sustainability in Governance

Sam Sarpong

A chapter in Current Global Practices of Corporate Social Responsibility, 2021, pp 803-820 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The chapter addresses a key gap in the contemporary agenda on ‘corporate responsibility’ or ‘corporate social responsibility’ by looking at the functional role of government in this arrangement. It provides a basis to assess this portent by bringing to the fore the crucial role that governments ought to play, signifying that this ought to be of an equal measure, if not more, in the whole responsibility arrangement. The chapter argues that in the face of mounting criticisms of corporations as to their expected commitments to societies, the emphasis seems to have been lost on governments to provide a just, eco-friendly and sustainable governance for its citizens.

Keywords: Developing countries; Africa; Globalisation; CSR; Sustainability; Civil society; Government; Private sector; Poverty; State; Governance; Governmental social responsibility; Development; Surrogate government; Citizens; Welfare programmes; Responsibility; Corruption; Participation; Weak states; Economy; Social challenges; Security; Politicians; Democracy; Rule of law; Stakeholders; Community projects; Obligations; Social challenges (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-68386-3_37

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