Reference no: EM132928865

Given the current scourge of the coronavirus, some companies continue to subscribe to the Milton Friedman dictum that the "social responsibility of business is to maximise profits". For example, firms such as Gap and Starbucks kept their doors open until the last week in March in pursuit of sales but put people - their workers and customers - at risk of catching the virus and spreading it to many others.

1. Using the above statements as a backdrop, analyse the relevance of CSR in today's business strategies and activities.

2. Explain five policy measures that could be adopted to minimize the problem of rising external debt in developing countries

3. Summarize five challenges that hinder successful achievement of national development targets set by developing countries

4. Highlight five strategies that could be implemented by government in developing countries to spur growth in the industrial sector

5. State seven economic goals of developing countries

6. Discuss five policy measures that developing countries could adapt to reduce regional imbalances

7. Outline five cases of high levels of external debts in developing countries

8. Summarize six policies that could be adopted to combat the high levels of external debts in developing countries

9. Enumerate five changes in the tax policies that could be implemented to spur growth in developing countries

10 0utline eight factors that could hinder economic development in developing countries