CSR and Cocreation Partnerships working towards sustainable development - what are the limits and potentials of the Desertec Concept?

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Business Ethics, Corporate Ethics, grade: A-, , course: Corporate Social Responsibility, language: English, abstract: In this paper, the limits and potentials of the cocreation partnership "The Desertec Foundation" will be discussed and analysed both from a neoliberal as well as a post- colonial perspective referring to scientific and political studies executed on the project. After an introduction outlining the key characteristics of the concept and a description of the key technology used to produce solar energy, we will closely examine the macro context of the concept to answer the concrete research questions listed below concerning the political, social, environmental and economic impact of the Desertec Concept.