In her new book Ann Bernstein claims that companies benefit society just by practicing their core activity. This fact is often forgotten by the advocates of corporate social responsibility (CSR). They talk about the occasional harm a company causes but forget the prosperity they create. With this statement Ann Bernstein tries to explain the social economical problem in South Africa. Because of the strict laws and the demanding NGOs companies prefer to establish their business elsewhere. It’s not that companies in South Africa lack CSR but there just too little companies to provide enough wealth. As a result the lack of companies causes the overwhelming poverty in South Africa.
I picked out this article because I think it’s a good example on how businesses have an important influence on the overall prosperity of a country. By pursuing their own goals they create a lot of benefits for others. For example: employment, lower prices, economical growth, etc...
You're completely right. People always see the bad things a company does, but often forget that it are these companies that gave us the wealth we're living in today...
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