Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/227960 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
AGDI Working Paper No. WP/19/082
Publisher: 
African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI), Yaoundé
Abstract: 
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to critically examine the multinational oil companies' (MOCs) corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives in Nigeria. Its special focus is to investigate the impact of General Memorandum of Understanding (GMoUs) on rural young people involved in non-timber forest products (NTFPs) for sustainable livelihood in Niger Delta, Nigeria. [...] Originality/value - This research adds to the literature on multinational enterprises (MNEs) CSR initiatives in developing countries and rationale for demands for social projects by host communities. It concludes that business has an obligation to help in solving problems of sustainable livelihood.
Subjects: 
Economic Empowerment
Corporate social responsibility
Multinational oil companies
Rural young people
Non-timber forest products
sub-Saharan Africa
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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