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dc.contributor.authorGarvey, Niamh*
dc.contributor.authorNewell, Peter*
dc.contributor.editorEade, Deborahen
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-24T09:56:47Zen
dc.date.available2011-05-24T09:56:47Zen
dc.date.issued2005-06-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614520500075763en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/130749en
dc.descriptionThis paper investigates how, why, and when community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate accountability (CA) to the poor. It argues that mainstream approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR) underestimate the importance of power in the relationship between corporations and the communities in which they invest, which limits their applicability to many developing-country contexts in particular. In addressing this neglect, the article draws on literature on power, accountability, and citizen participation in order to analyse cases where communities have attempted to hold corporations to account for their social and environmental responsibilities. The paper argues that more attention should be paid to a number of state-, corporation-, and community-related factors, which are found to be key to the effectiveness of strategies aimed at enhancing CA to the poor.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>en
dc.format.extent16en
dc.format.mimetypePDFen
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/corporate-accountability-to-the-poor-assessing-the-effectiveness-of-community-b-130749
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.subjectPrivate sector
dc.titleCorporate accountability to the poor? Assessing the effectiveness of community-based strategiesen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
oxfam.subject.keywordCorporate responsibility
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment in Practice Journal
oxfam.subject.keywordDiP
prism.issuenameDevelopment and the Private Sectoren
prism.number3 & 4en
prism.volume15en
dc.year.issuedate2005en


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