Forstater, MayaZadek, SimonYu, KellyYang, GuangXiao Hong, ChenGeorge, Mark2025-09-182010-10Forstater, Maya, Simon Zadek, Yang Guang, Kelly Yu, Chen Xiao Hong, and Mark George. “Corporate Responsibility in African Development: Insights from an Emerging Dialog.” Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative Working Paper No. 60. Cambridge, MA: John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, October 2010.https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/42719500Economies in Africa, and especially Sub-Saharan Africa, have been growing more rapidly in recent years than at any time in modern history. Between 2001 and 2008, African economies grew at an increasing rate, averaging over 6% for the period. In 2010 the average economic growth rate across the continent overtook both Brazil and India." This rate of growth and development is unprecedented in recent history and has the potential for lifting millions across the continent out of poverty and moving communities and nations towards self-sustained livelihoods and economies.Working Paper