Corporate Social Responsibility in India

Name: Corporate Social Responsibility in India
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Corporate Social Responsibility in IndiaAuthor(s): Bidyut Chakrabarty\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138948259, 978-1138948259\nSynopsis\nPresenting an analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in India, this book looks at the unique roots of the concept in India. It examines Gandhis philosophical moorings that inform Indias approach to CSR, and the role of civil society in setting an agenda for championing the rights of the stakeholders. The book goes on to focus on the role of the government in grooming the Indian business to be sensitive of its social concerns.\n\nDrawing on rich empirical data, the book shows that CSR in India cannot be conceptualized in ethnocentric terms. Arguing that it is not about the typical Indianness of the articulation, it emphasizes the point that CSR in India needs to be conceptualized in a wider perspective by taking into account its philosophical roots with reference t.