Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-205) and index.

"The principles and practices of corporate social responsibility date back more than a century, but the current wave of global interest is unprecedented. With The Market for Virtue, David Vogel has provided the most comprehensive analysis to date of the contemporary CSR movement in both the United States and Europe. A renowned authority on business-government relations, Vogel offers a thoughtful and balanced appraisal of the movement's accomplishments and limitations, including a critical evaluation of the business case for CSR." "The Market for Virtue explores the extent to which improvements in corporate conduct can occur without more extensive or effective government regulation - in the United States, Europe, the Far East, and developing nations. In other words, what is the long-term potential of business self-regulation? The improvement that can be expected is far more modest than recent breathless writing on CSR would indicate."--Jacket

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