Front cover -- About the author -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of boxes, tables and figures -- Preface -- 1. Corporate social responsibility: a global challenge for business -- 2. Observing international rules of conduct -- 3. Tension between observing international rules of conduct and local circumstances -- 4. Corporate social responsibility in different political cultures -- 5. Chain responsibility in an international context -- 6. The contribution made by international companies to the local economy of developing countries -- 7. The future of corporate social responsibility -- 8. Ten key practical experiences -- Appendix 1. The 'Corporate Social Responsibility in an International Context' programme -- Appendix 2. Main guidelines and standards for international corporate responsibility -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index -- Back cover.