Canada's
trade and investment now dwarfs its aid to the South
and has become the major factor in its relations
with less developed countries. But what should corporations
contribute to the welfare of the global community,
particularly its poorest citizens? How do Canadian
corporations reconcile their global activities with
the advancement of social progress, democratic development,
and human rights?
These
are some of the questions posed in the Canadian
Development Report 1998: Canadian Corporations and
Social Responsibility (CDR 1998). To be published
in April, the volume surveys the activities of Canadian
corporations-in the financial, mining, service,
and infrastructure sectors-in developing country
markets, explores social equity issues, presents
some best practices, and formulates recommendations.
This report marks the initiation of research by
The North-South Institute on the theme of global
markets and social equity.
Examining
the relationship between business and international
development-which is vital to Canada's economic
prosperity-the authors argue that acceptance of
corporate responsibility can be both a positive
contribution to the well-being of communities and
good for business. They also point out the need
for public and private sectors to work together
for development.
CDR
1998 will also present an up-to-date statistical
portrait of Canada's relations with developing countries.
This data is not published elsewhere in Canada.
The
second volume in an annual series, CDR 1998 is also
being published on CD-ROM: the disk will contain
English and French editions of CDR 1996-97: Fairness
in a Shifting World as well as this year's volume
is available from Renouf
Publishing Co. Ltd. For ordering information,
please contact the order
department.
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