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Title:
GIVE AND TAKE: ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CSR REFORM POLICY IN INDIA

Authors:
Krish Aggarwal

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Krish Aggarwal
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

MLA 8
Aggarwal, Krish. "GIVE AND TAKE: ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CSR REFORM POLICY IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 4, no. 3, Mar. 2019, pp. 2449-2457, ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=177. Accessed Mar. 2019.
APA
Aggarwal, K. (2019, March). GIVE AND TAKE: ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CSR REFORM POLICY IN INDIA. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 4(3), 2449-2457. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=177
Chicago
Aggarwal, Krish. "GIVE AND TAKE: ASSESSING THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CSR REFORM POLICY IN INDIA." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 4, no. 3 (March 2019), 2449-2457. Accessed March, 2019. ijsser.org/more2019.php?id=177.

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Abstract:
The paper reviews the implementation of CSR reform in India via a comparative contextualization of Indian and Western backgrounds to assess the economic consequences. Secondary research utilizing survey data and existing academic scholarship is applied to the present scenario, to understand a 'give and take' mindset attached with CSR policies as a reciprocal process with corporates receiving increased brand and marketing perks for the performance of social good, as opposed to doing so for community, social, or environmental betterment. The study hence systematically draws a causal link between the policy reform backdrop, implementation style and level, and the economic consequences in the Indian context. WIth observations gained from this, broad policy recommendations are provided for future perusal and application.

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