This book presents an analytical framework for understanding how governments develop policies of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The research analyses CSR public policies in 15 European Union countries, and it defines four models of governmental approach from a relational perspective.


LAURA ALBAREDA Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at ESADE Business School, Spain. Her research interests include corporate social responsibility, business ethics, and global governance and public authorities. JOSEP M.LOZANO Professor and Senior Researcher in Corporate Social Responsibility at ESADE Business School, Spain, where he teaches on the MBA, Executive MBA, and Senior Executive Program. His research interests span corporate social responsibility, leadership, and values and organizations. TAMYKO YSA Assistant Professor in the Institute of Public Management at ESADE Business School, Spain. Her research interests include public management, public-private partnerships and new forms of governance. HEIKE ROSCHER PhD Candidate at ESADE Business School, Spain. MANILA MARCUCCIO Senior Lecturer in the Public Administration Department at ESADE Business School, Spain. Her research interests include management accounting, public management and social responsibility.