The Geographic, Political, and Economic Context for Corporate Social Responsibility in Brazil
The Geographic, Political, and Economic Context for Corporate Social Responsibility in Brazil
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DOI：
10.1007/s10551-006-9194-2
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发表时间：
2007-05
影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
M. Griesse
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作者：
M. Griesse
本文件概述了巴西这一区域和经济差异巨大的国家的企业社会责任。尽管巴西拥有丰富的自然资源和先进技术中心，但仍有大量巴西人生活在贫困之中。历史因素在一定程度上解释了巴西的社会和经济不平等-长期的殖民主义、随后的民粹主义改革、镇压性军事措施、外债、不公平的贸易协定和腐败问题-这些因素一直持续到当前的民主改革时期，其标志是经济和政治走向民主化和企业社会责任。本文探讨了一直在制定鼓励社会责任和政府扶贫政策的战略的民间和商业组织。尽管取得了进展，但巴西的复杂情况对社会和经济平等提出了挑战。
This paper provides an overview of corporate social responsibility in Brazil, a country of vast regional and economic differences. Despite abundant natural resources and centers of advanced technology, large numbers of Brazilians live in poverty. Historical factors, which to some extent explain Brazil’s social and economic inequalities – a long period of colonialism, followed by populist reform, repressive military measures, foreign debt, unfair trade agreements, and problems of corruption – have persisted into the current period of democratic reform, marked by economic and political trends toward democratization and corporate social responsibility. This paper considers the civic and business organizations that have been developing strategies to encourage social responsibility and government policies aimed at alleviating poverty. Despite progress, the complexity of the Brazilian context presents challenges for social and economic equality.