What corporate social responsibility in sub-Saharan Africa? The case of Mining Industry in Senegal

Quelle responsabilité sociale d’entreprise en Afrique sub-saharienne ? Le cas de l’industrie minière au Sénégal

Bruno Boidin and Jerome Ballet

Revue de la Régulation - Capitalisme, institutions, pouvoirs, 2020, vol. 27

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: corporate social responsibility; stakeholders; low-income countries; decentralisation; public authorities; Senegal; responsabilité sociale d’entreprise; parties prenantes; pays à faible revenu; décentralisation; autorités publiques; Sénégal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O1 O55 P12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.4000/regulation.16761

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