Mario, I'm sure that corporations in India, have undertaken some social projects, like TATAs, etc.
What I was comparing them to is Corporate America. No doubt, Corporate America is renowned for its unrelenting greed and pursuit of the greenback. But, they are also very actively involved within the communities they operate in. Part of this maybe good public relations but a lot of it, has to do with "giving back to the community". Wendy, Target, McDonald's, all have scholarships, soup kitchens, food shelf programmes, youth centers, exhibition halls, museum exhibition sponsorships, etc. Do you really hear of the Dempes, the Menezes, the Salgoancar being involved in Goa's socioeconomic fabric. The Menezes for instance have a chain of pharmacies across Goa and have literally built their empires through Goan patronage. Yet, it is well known that they do their best to underpay their employees and provides one of the worst working conditions known to Goans. I do feel that Corporate India or Goa, has underplayed its rightful role. Instead they have clearly shirked it, deciding to milk the cow but rarely feed it. elisabeth ------------------------------ --- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Elisabeth Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > A new kind of mafia operates in India. It is the > > corporate Mafia, which holds itself unaccountable > to > > the law. > > > > Shame on you, Corporate India, shame on you! > > > Mario cautions: > > > Elisabeth, > Let's not tar every Indian corporation with the same > brush. There are many socially conscious among > them. > Tatas, Larsen & Toubro and Glenmark are some that > come > to mind. I'm sure there are many others as well. > Those who are found to be guilty are the ones who > should be not only ashamed, but prosecuted to the > fullest extent of the law. > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. > Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > %(user_optionsurl)s > > This email sent to %(user_address)s > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected]) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: %(user_optionsurl)s This email sent to %(user_address)s
