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The government’s role in regulation of corporate social responsibility (CSR) means the role of the state, the lawmakers and policymakers, and the political decision-makers, whether national, regional, or international. For example, directives issued in the European Union (EU) must be implemented in the member states of the EU in their local contexts by the local governments. National governments as well as some regional commissions and international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) have regulatory roles in relation to various aspects of CSR. Above the government as regulator are national, regional, or international tribunals and their judging systems according to the laws, directives, or international agreements made by democratic nations, and they can also have a function relating to crimes committed by or in nondemocratic states....
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Lauesen, L.M. (2013). Government (Role in Regulation, etc.). In: Idowu, S.O., Capaldi, N., Zu, L., Gupta, A.D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28036-8_463
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