A Review of the Mandating Role of Government in Corporate Social Responsibility Nigeria

Abstract

This paper contributes to the debate on the role of governments in Corporate Social Responsibility. It is expected in the present-day world that government works in collaboration with corporations as well as civil society to solve environmental and social concerns by creating an enabling environment for CSR to thrive. Accordingly, whereas some are apprehensive that government will employ business collaboration as an excuse to shift their traditional community developmental responsibility, others are of different school of thought. The paper aims to examine the degree to which the Nigerian government has been or is able to promote or hinder practices of CSR in the country. The paper relies on the theoretical conception of the role of government through the lens of public sector roles in bolstering CSR practices. The paper examines the degree to which the government of Nigerian through its agencies and departments has been able to encourage CSR via a mandating role.