1. – Department Of Social Work, University Of Delhi, Delhi
| Received
14-Nov-2018 |
Accepted
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Published
14-Nov-2018 |
Abstract
Corporate social responsibility
(CSR) is often considered a contested
concept. In India its contours
have finally been marked
through the Companies Act,
2013. The Act clarifies what may
constitute the social responsibility
of business. It goes further to
explain which category of corporate
shall undertake socially responsible
initiatives. This paper
takes a critical look at the
Gandhian idea of trusteeship and
CSR to understand the relationship
between the two. The paper
concludes that the two are different
because the two concepts lie
in two different world views.
While the idea of trusteeship derives
its strength from religion
and the basic goodness of human
beings CSR as proposed and
practiced today has its roots in
the market economy.
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