Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and public engagement for a Chinese state-backed mining project in Myanmar – Challenges and prospects

Diane Tang-Lee

Resources Policy, 2016, vol. 47, issue C, 28-37

Abstract: Engagement with the public and stakeholders is an indispensable way to reduce negative effects associated with extractive projects, and is a key dimension in corporate social responsibility (CSR). In response to social protests against extractive projects in Myanmar resulting in project suspensions, Chinese state-backed companies have paid increased attention to CSR and public engagement. This paper will examine one of such cases – the Letpadaung copper mining project invested by Myanmar Wanbao, a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE). Based on semi-structured interviews with villagers at Letpadaung, it will evaluate the extent and nature of public participation, as well as the challenges of implementing CSR in Myanmar’s political context.

Keywords: Corporate social responsibility; Public participation; Community; Mining; Governance; Developing countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.11.003

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