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Is a collation of the proceedings of the Third International Conference on corporate social responsibility held in Udaipur, February 2005 coordinated by the London Metropolitan University and Mohan Lal Sukhadia University. The focus in the past decade, has been on how organizations relate to society. CSR has emerged a significant strategy to connect with social and environmental issues that were earlier gleaned over. It has also gained ground in corporate businesses due to scrutiny of NGOs, consumer groups, an a spate of corporate scandals. Vol I is a collection of papers that explores CSR in context of the Free Market, benchmarking, public policy, and issues of quality and cost. Vol. II contains papers on CSR in the light of globalization. Included are the Islamic Perspective on CSR, network semiology, issues of Public Health and shareholder value and social responsibility. While the environmental and social indiscretions of corporations hit the headlines, it is a fact that concern for corporate social responsibility is high on the agenda.--Publisher.