corporate social responsibility in developing

and emerging markets

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a tool for public and private
institutions to promote sustainable development in developing and emerging markets.
This work brings together contributors from a variety of fields and international perspec-
tives to assess and improve the effectiveness of CSR by addressing the following ques-
tions: What are the linkages between CSR and sustainable development? What does
CSR mean for developing or emerging economies and in what ways does this deviate
from orthodoxies and universalist approaches? What institutional factors and actors
influence the effectiveness of CSR in developing and emerging economies? How can
developing and emerging economies promote a flexible, diverse and reconstructed form
of CSR that leads to inclusive and sustainable development? This book should be read by
anyone interested in understanding what normative factors, theoretical models, policy
strategies and corporate practices best facilitate effective CSR and sustainable
development.

Onyeka K. Osuji is a Reader in Law at the University of Essex. As a qualified barrister and
solicitor in Nigeria and England, he has advised individuals, corporations, and national
and international governmental and non-governmental organisations. Dr. Osuji has
published extensively in books and reputable international journals addressing issues
ranging from corporate social responsibility and governance to globalization and con-
sumer protection. He is also member of the College of Advisors of the ESRC-funded
Sustainable Finance, the Law and Stakeholders Network.
Franklin N. Ngwu is Senior Lecturer in Strategy, Finance and Risk Management at Pan-
Atlantic University Lagos Business School. He has worked with Barclays Bank, consulted
for local and international organisations, and lectured at multiple institutions including
Glasgow Caledonian University, University of Salford and University of Manchester. He
has multi-disciplinary teaching and research interests and has published books, many
book chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Ngwu’s membership of profes-
sional bodies includes the Society of Corporate Governance Nigeria, British Academy of
Management, Institute of Operational Risk and Expert Network, World Economic
Forum.
Dima Jamali is Professor at the Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
and currently the National Representative for Global Compact Network Lebanon
(GCNL), a network of businesses committed to advancing Sustainability and the
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Lebanon. She has a PhD in Social Policy
and Administration from the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. Her research and
teaching revolve primarily around Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Social

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 Entrepreneurship (SE). She is the author and editor of four books: CSR in the Middle
East (Palgrave, 2012); Social Entrepreneurship in the Middle East (Palgrave, 2015);
Development Oriented CSR (Greenleaf, 2015); and Comparative Perspectives on Global
Corporate Social Responsibility (IGI, 2016), and over 80 high level international publica-
tions, focusing on different aspects of sustainability and sustainable development and
CSR in developing countries in general and in the Middle East specifically. She was
elected in May 2018 as member of the Lebanese Parliament.

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 Corporate Social Responsibility in Developing
and Emerging Markets

institutions, actors and sustainable

development

Edited by
ONYEKA K. OSUJI
University of Essex School of Law

FRANKLIN N. NGWU
Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University (Nigeria)

DIMA JAMALI
Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut

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title: Corporate social responsibility in developing and emerging markets : institutions, actors and
sustainable development / edited by Onyeka Osuji, University of Essex Law School, Franklin N. Ngwu,
Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University (Nigeria), Dima Jamali, Olayan School of Business,
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