ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how and to what extent a southern perspective on corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be brought forward by immigrant-led transnational businesses. Immigrants can foster development in their countries of origin by engaging in forms of co-development. The chapter discusses whether immigrant-led transnational businesses, acting as “brokers” crossing northern and southern boundaries, can embody and address relevant development problems in developing countries through CSR. It also discusses the theme of migration and development, specifically describing the Ghanacoop project, and provides some information about Ghanaian migration to Italy. The chapter provides a critical discussion of the case and some final reflections on development-oriented CSR. It describes how an immigrant-led transnational business, Ghanacoop, was envisaged as a potential “development broker”. Co-development is a concrete expression of migrants’ political engagement and produces a plurality of representations concerning development, identity and political action.
