The Quest for Sustainable Business : An Epic Journey in Search of Corporate Responsibility.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Author's introduction -- Prologue. Roots and shoots: Early days (Zimbabwe: 1970-1978) -- PART I: AFRICA -- 1 Divided and united: Investing in change (South Africa: 1978-1991) -- 2 Holism and hope: Towards a SANE society (South Africa: 1993-1994, 1996-1997) -- 3 Governance and greed: Accounting for impacts (South Africa: 1997-2001) -- 4 Tears and flowers: Recreating a culture of ethics (Kenya: 1991, 2010) -- 5 Friends and foes: Oil on troubled waters (Nigeria, 2011) -- PART II: EUROPE -- 6 Directives and policies: Eurocrats take on CSR (Belgium: 2010) -- 7 Green and growing: Re-engineering growth (Germany, Austria: 2002, 2008, 2009) -- 8 Breakdown and breakthrough: Navigating the chaos (Hungary: 2003, 2011) -- 9 Partnerships and poverty: New governance for a new world (Switzerland: 2008) -- 10 Cycles and cradles: Faster, further and higher (The Netherlands: 1997, 2002, 2009, 2011) -- PART III: ASIA PACIFIC -- 11 Kaizen and kyosei: Driving a better future (Japan: 1990) -- 12 Yin and yang: Striving for harmony (China: 2008, 2010) -- 13 Too much sun: A slow starter (Australia, 2010, 2011) -- 14 Merlions and orang-utans: A new breed of entrepreneurs (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand: 2010, 2011) -- 15 Access and justice: Purpose out of chaos (India: 2010) -- PART IV: THE AMERICAS -- 16 Mythology and pathology: Unmasking the corporation (Canada: 1992, 2008) -- 17 Plantations and houses: The lessons of shared responsibility (Guatemala, Mexico: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) -- 18 Emergence and convergence: Birth of a new capitalism (United States: 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010) -- 19 Globalisation and innovation: Redefining growth and progress (United States, 2008) -- 20 Economics and evolution: Barefoot journeys towards abundance (Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador: 2010) -- PART IV: THE UNITED KINGDOM.

21 Humans and ecology: From New Age to 'new' economics (United Kingdom: 1992, 1995-1996) -- 22 Meaning and change: Making a difference (United Kingdom: 2003-2006) -- 23 Research and reading: Landmarks for Sustainability (United Kingdom: 2007-2009) -- 24 Pioneers and paradoxes: In search of sustainable business (United Kingdom: 2004, 2008-2011) -- 25 Death and rebirth: From CSR 1.0 to CSR 2.0 (United Kingdom: 2008-2012) -- Epilogue. Smart, shared and sustainable: The alchemical quest (2012 and beyond) -- About the author -- Other books by Wayne Visser -- Index.

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