Corporate Social Responsibility of Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries Perspectives on Anti-Corruption

The increasing importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) means that companies must consider multi-stakeholder interests as well as the social, political, economic, environmental and developmental impact of their actions. However, the pursuit of profits by multinational corporations has led to a series of questionable corporate actions and the consequences of such practices are particularly evident in developing countries. Adefolake O. Adeyeye explores how CSR has evolved to aid the anti-corruption campaign. By examining voluntary rules applicable for curbing corruption, particularly bribery and analysing the domestic and extra-territorial laws of Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States for holding corporations liable for bribery, she assesses the adequacy of international law's approach towards corporate liability for bribery and explores direct corporate responsibility for international corruption. The roles of corporate governance, global governance and civil liability in curbing corporate corrupt practices are given special focus.

Part I. Corporate Social Responsibility and Anti-Corruption: 1. Corporate social responsibility; 2. Anti-corruption as a CSR standard; Part II. Special Focus on Mechanisms for Curbing International Corruption from a CSR Perspective: 3. Global governance; 4. International law; 5. Civil remedies; 6. Corporate governance; 7. Implications of selected anti-corruption mechanisms in the context of developing countries and CSR.

Adefolake O. Adeyeye is an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS), where she teaches a module on corporate social responsibility which she designed and developed. Her research interests are in corporate social responsibility, multinational corporations, corporate governance, global governance, international law and sustainable development.