Corporate social responsibility and the welfare state : the historical and contemporary role of CSR in the mixed economy of welfare / by Jeanette Brejning
List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction : examining the social dimension of corporate social responsibility -- Theory and concepts -- Theoretical framework : integrating historical institutionalism and the mixed economy of welfare approach -- Corporate social responsibility : making sense of a contested concept -- A history of corporate social responsibility in the mixed economy of welfare -- Connections to nineteenth century philanthropy : CSR in the commercial sector -- CSR as social policy : CSR in the public sector -- CSR, globalization and anti-globalization : CSR and the non-profit sector -- Case study : views from csr practitioners in England and Denmark -- Is there a "social case" for CSR? : views on the social impacts of CSR -- CSR and the changing welfare state : does CSR constitute a roll-back of the state? -- Conclusion: the welfare state, CSR, and the future -- References -- Index
Summary
Based on interviews with a wide spectrum of people who work with CSR in England, Denmark and in the EU Commission, the book argues that when CSR is linked to social exclusion it is a way of renegotiating responsibilities in mixed economies of welfare. By situating CSR within the conceptual framework of the mixed economy of welfare and using Historical Institutionalism as a theoretical perspective to explore and explain the relationship between the welfare state and CSR, this book makes an innovative contribution to critical debates in comparative social policy
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-187) and index
