Point of View: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Reagan Era and beyond

No significant gains in corporate social performance are to be expected during the Reagan era. Mandated social performance standards have been relaxed, and voluntary private initiatives cannot match social needs. One way to move beyond present levels of corporate social responsiveness is to form social partnerships or coalitions of business, government, labor unions, universities, and various community groups. These coalitions might be able to address social needs that are beyond the economic and technological reach of corporations acting alone.