Free us up so we can be responsible!' The co-evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility and neo-liberalism in the UK, 1977-2010
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4237487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Kinderman (0000-0003-2874-4549, University of Delaware, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 29-57 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Socio-Economic Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-1461 • E-ISSN: 1475-147X |
| DOI | 10.1093/ser/mwr028 |
| OpenAlex | W2035477861 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 63 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article challenges the notion that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is incompatible with neo-liberalism. It argues that CSR is not a countervailing force that follows neo-liberal market exposure. Instead of re-embedding global liberalism, CSR complements liberalization and substitutes for institutionalized social solidarity. Evidence from the UK, one of the world’s leading jurisdictions for responsible business, supports these claims. In Britain during the past 30 years, neo-liberalism and CSR have co-evolved. CSR has been a quid pro quo for lighter regulation; it has compensated for some of the social dislocations that result from unfettering markets, thereby legitimating business during the ‘unleashing’ of capitalism, and it appeals to moral sensibilities, justifying and legitimating business leaders in a way that instrumental rationality alone cannot. The paper draws on original sources to shed light on the origins and growth of Business in the Community, one of the world’s leading business-led CSR coalitions, since the 1970s
Business ethics · Capitalism · Corporate social responsibility · Economic system · Economics · Law and economics · Liberalism · Market economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rationality · Social responsibility · Solidarity · Status quo · Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Law
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Discourse and power in the institutionalisation of corporate social responsibility (CSR)
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Communicative institutionalization of CSR
Culture and institutions
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The Instrumental Value of Private Regulation
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Engaging firms
The interaction of private and public regulatory governance
Co-governing common goods
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Negotiating Entanglements and the Emotion Market
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“Implicit” and “Explicit” CSR
The political economy of CSR in Western Europe
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The institutional embeddedness of social responsibility
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Institutional complementarity between corporate governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
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| Unique citing works | 63 |
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| Citations per year | 4,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2026 (15) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 63 |