Accentuating Corporate Social Responsibilities in Namibia’s Sustainable Special Economic Zones
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Tartalom: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12944/109979
Archívum: Közszolgálati Tudásportál
Gyűjtemény: Folyóiratok, folyóiratcikkek
Public Governance, Administration and Finances Law Review
Cím:
Accentuating Corporate Social Responsibilities in Namibia’s Sustainable Special Economic Zones
Létrehozó:
Marenga, Ralph
Téma:
corporate social responsibility
sustainable special economic zones
development
governance
Namibia
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Társadalomtudományok/Közgazdaságtudományok
Tartalmi leírás:
This paper assesses the integration of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the policy framework of Namibia’s Sustainable Special Economic Zones (SSEZs). As Namibia transitions from the underperforming Export Processing Zones (EPZs) to SSEZs, the paper raises the question of whether the new policy sufficiently addresses the CSR deficiencies of its predecessor. Using a qualitative, interpretive methodology, the paper highlights significant policy and institutional gaps impeding effective CSR implementation, such as the absence of regulatory mandates, inadequate accountability mechanisms and disjointed governance. It suggests a multi-tiered intervention strategy comprising policy reforms, legal requirements and participatory governance mechanisms, to integrate CSR into the SSEZs design and operations. Drawing on international best practices, the paper presents a contextualised framework to improve social sustainability within Namibia’s industrial policy. The results emphasise the need to reconceptualise CSR as a fundamental and strategic component of sustainable economic development.
Típus:
info:eu-repo/semantics/other
Formátum:
application/pdf
Azonosító:
nke:2786-0736
nke:2498-6275
nke:10.53116/pgaflr.8448
nke:36986077
nke:10069970
nke:Public Governance Administration and Finances Law Review
nke:11
nke:1
nke:PUBL GOV ADMIN FINANC LAW REV
Létrehozó:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess