The Why, What and How of the CSR Mandate: The India Story

Mitra, Nayan; Schmidpeter, René

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“…To add to this, this model has accountability embedded in its charter. Perhaps, this evaluation of India's mandate can help to develop a framework for how CSR can lead to social well-being in developing countries around the world (Mitra & Schmidpeter, 2016).…”

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“…This means that India has a great volume of people, who have a low life expectancy, education, and per capita income. According to a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) report (2014), the country has 287 million illiterate adults, accounting for the largest population globally and 37% of the world total (Bhowmick, 2014) with just under 10% having any type of skilling (2% formal and 8% informal) (Mitra, 2015c;Mitra & Schmidpeter, 2016). Or, in other words, unless this population is developed and channelized, it will be a burden not only to India, but also to the world at large.…”

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the environmental regulations in India lag behind similar regulations in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries by almost a decade and empirical evidence show that Multi National Companies (MNCs) in India and other emerging markets do not necessarily have stricter environmental standards than their local counterparts (Sawhney 1994;Zarsky, 1999;Khan, 2007;Mitra & Schmidpeter, 2016). Hence, not just socio-economic parameters, but, India also needs to upgrade its environmental indicators to transition into a developed economy.…”

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The total billionaire wealth was estimated to be $180 billion (Wealth-X and UBS billionaire census report, 2013), bringing India's billionaire population to 103 (Mitra, 2014(Mitra, , 2015cMitra & Schmidpeter, 2016). Therefore, the population is divided between the haves and the have-nots.…”

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Thus, under these circumstances, it is imperative that the national agenda should focus on empowering "the poor and the deprived section of the society" to achieve significant and sustainable human development (Mitra & Schmidpeter, 2016) and to bring about inclusive growth. In other words, the achievement of inclusive growth in the developing world is a significant challenge for makers in international development (Sen, 2014).…”

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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CSR should contribute to the national agenda in emerging economies - the ‘Chatterjee Model’

Chatterjee¹,

Mitra²

2017

Int J Corporate Soc Responsibility

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Emerging economies face a plethora of social, economic and environmental issues. On the one hand, these have adverse effects that negatively impact the overall development of such economies; and on the other, they offer challenges which when addressed, help these economies to chart a course of integrated and inclusive growth, thus providing them with an opportunity for national development. India is no different. It has rural Bharat on one side that is steeped in illiteracy, poverty on the one hand and, a literate, rich, glitzy, corporate, urban India on the other; thereby fortifying the predicaments of an emerging nation. This paper, through an analysis of the socio-economic dilemmas and challenges of an emerging nation like that of India and scrutinizing the roles and responsibilities of Corporations to combat such a quandary through CSR, introduces the 'Chatterjee Model,' that urges, from a policy-maker's point of view, that CSR should contribute to the national agenda of a country, helping it to accelerate its transition from an emerging to a developed nation.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dilemmas and Challenges Of An Emerging Nationindiamentioning

confidence: 99%

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