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Corporate Social Responsibility and the Rentier Nigerian State: Rethinking the Role of Government and the Possibility of Corporate Social Development in the Niger Delta

Pages 131-151 | Published online: 14 Feb 2011
 

Abstract

This paper contributes to the emerging discussion on the role of government in corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a developing country perspective. Drawing on a preliminary conceptual framework, the paper critically examines the extent to which the Nigerian government has facilitated or inhibited CSR practices, and the ramifications for corporate social development. It demonstrates that the nature of the Nigerian state, the country's rentier economy, and the contested nature of CSR have prevented the Nigerian government from providing an enabling environment for CSR, which, together with oil companies' failures, undermine the possibility of corporate social development in the Niger Delta.

Résumé

Cet article contribue à la discussion émergente sur le rôle du gouvernement, du point de vue d'un pays en développement, en matière de responsabilité sociale d'entreprise (RSE). S'appuyant sur un cadre théorique préliminaire, l'article examine de façon critique dans quelle mesure le gouvernement nigérian a facilité ou inhibé les pratiques de RSE, ainsi que les conséquences sur le développement social des entreprises. Il y est démontré que la nature de l'État nigérian, son économie d'État rentier et la nature contestée de la RSE ont empêché le gouvernement nigérian de créer un environnement favorable à la RSE, ce qui, jumelé aux manquements des compagnies pétrolières, mine les possibilités de développement social des entreprises dans le delta du Niger.

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