Corporate Social Responsibility And The Welfare State

The Historical And Contemporary Role Of Csr In The Mixed Economy Of Welfare

Brejning, Jeanette

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Focuses On The Social Aspect Of Corporate Social Responsibility (csr). Based On Interviews With A Wide Spectrum Of People Who Work With Csr Professionally In England, Denmark And In The Eu Commission, This Book Argues That When Csr Is Linked To Social Exclusion It Is A Way Of Renegotiating Responsibilities In Mixed Economies Of Welfare.

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Titel:	Corporate Social Responsibility And The Welfare State
Auteur:	Brejning, Jeanette
Mediatype:	Boek
Bindwijze:	Gebonden
Taal:	Engels
Aantal pagina's:	180
Uitgever:	Ashgate Publishing Group
Plaats van publicatie:	03
NUR:	Sociologie algemeen
Afmetingen:	234 x 156
Gewicht:	526 gr
ISBN/ISBN13:	9781409424512
Intern nummer:	18403389

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Inhoudsopgave

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

xiii

1 Introduction: Examining the Social Dimension of Corporate Social Responsibility

(10)

Why CSR is Relevant to Welfare State Politics and Research

(2)

Investigating the Relationship between CSR and the Welfare State

(3)

The Content of this Book

(5)

PART I THEORY AND CONCEPTS

2 Theoretical Framework: Integrating Historical Institutionalism and the Mixed Economy of Welfare Approach

(18)

Introduction

(1)

The Mixed Economy of Welfare

(2)

Historical Institutionalism

(9)

Integrating the Mixed Economy Approach and Historical Institutionalism

(5)

Conclusion

(2)

3 Corporate Social Responsibility: Making Sense of a Contested Concept

(24)

Introduction

(1)

Discourses of Corporate Social Responsibility

(12)

Discourses of Social Exclusion

(9)

Conclusion

(3)

PART II A HISTORY OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE MIXED ECONOMY OF WELFARE

Introduction to Part II

(2)

4 Connections between CSR and Nineteenth-century Philanthropy: CSR in the Commercial Sector

(16)

Introduction

(1)

England: Explicit Links between Contemporary and Victorian CSR

(7)

Denmark: Associating Philanthropy with Less Equal Societies

(3)

Further Views from Scandinavia

(1)

France and Germany: Institutional Barriers in Conservative Welfare States

(3)

Conclusion

(2)

5 CSR as Social Policy: CSR in the Public Sector

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Denmark: CSR as a New Social Policy

(8)

England: CSR as the Revival of a Lost Tradition

(4)

Germany and France: Emphasizing Social Responsibility for the Employed

(4)

Conclusion

(2)

6 CSR, Globalization and Anti-globalization: CSR and the Non-profit Sector

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Globalization and the Emergence of an International CSR Agenda

(5)

England and Denmark: Different Degrees of Institutional Mediation

(1)

Norway and Sweden: Embracing CSR as Part of Internationalization

(2)

Germany and France: Tweaking Globalization CSR towards Employment Issues

(3)

Conclusion

100

(7)

Conclusion to Part II

103

(4)

PART III CASE STUDY: VIEWS FROM CSR PRACTITIONERS IN ENGLAND AND DENMARK

Introduction to Part III

107

(2)

7 Is There a `Social Case' for Corporate Social Responsibility? Views on the Social Impacts of CSR

109

(22)

Introduction

109

(1)

Measuring the Social Impacts of Corporate Social Responsibility

109

(3)

Positive Perspectives: CSR as a Contribution to Welfare

112

(10)

Critical Perspectives on the Social Aspects of CSR

122

(7)

Conclusion: Navigating the Positive and Critical Voices

129

(2)

8 CSR and the Changing Welfare State: Does CSR Constitute a Roll-back of the State?

131

(30)

Introduction

131

(1)

Change, Continuity, Convergence and Divergence in the CSR Unemployment Projects

132

(17)

CSR Past, Present and Future

149

(8)

Conclusion

157

(4)

9 Conclusion: The Welfare State, CSR and the Future

161

(10)

The Findings and the Future

161

(1)

Why Corporate Social Responsibility is Relevant to Welfare State Politics and Studies

161

(3)

Considerations on the Future of CSR

164

(7)

List of References

171

(18)

Index

189

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