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Lately, some questions relating to Corporate social responsibility (CSR) have become relevant. The European Commission defines CSR as the enterprises’ contribution to sustainable development. In the field of cooperation, there are numerous examples of enterprises very closely engaged in sustainable development that apply very strict ethical codes to their regular operations. This work tries to think about: (1) the necessity of taking upon, again, the moral teachings of some fathers of economics as Adam Smith or Robert Owen, most of which were scorned since the triumph of utilitarianism and rationalism; (2) the slide of society through post-modern values; and (3) the role of cooperative principles and values in the new cultural environments.
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The relationship between cultural changes, change in values, and its economic consequences is studied in Carrasco (2005). The change in values has been studied by R. Inglehart since 1971. See Inglehart’s literature and World Values Survey at http://www.worldvaluesurvey.com.
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Carrasco, I. Corporate Social Responsibility, Values, and Cooperation. Int Adv Econ Res 13, 454–460 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-007-9110-2
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