Can corporations take political roles [and should they]? The case of Papua New Guinea and the extractive industry

Bree Hurst, Juliet Roper and Michael George

Resources Policy, 2019, vol. 64, issue C

Abstract: Political corporate social responsibility (PCSR), a relatively recent development in the literature, calls on organizations to assume both political and social responsibility to fill regulatory gaps. In this paper we offer insights to PCSR in practice, specifically in relation to the provision of public goods and within the context of a fragile nation state. This context has been identified in the literature as an area that warrants further consideration. Drawing on the extractive industry in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and eight semi-structured interviews with personnel of an international extracting company operating in PNG, we highlight concerns associated with corporations’ relatively short-term commitments, compared with long term social needs and community survival beyond mining. Specifically, we suggest that corporate activity should not be a substitute for government roles in the provision of public goods in the long term.

Keywords: CSR; Corporate social responsibility; PCSR; Political CSR; PNG; Papua New Guinea; Extractive industry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101518

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