Corporate Social Responsibility Through an Economic Lens 221 generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to the basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom (Friedman 1970) A more subtle version of the shareholder primacy argument is the "nexus of contracts" A social lens refers to how a person views a given situation There are many factors that go into developing a person's social lens or perception of the world Race, culture, religion, and economic status are just some of the factors that influence a person's view of the world Ironically, during our visit to Freedom Square in Soweto, one of the core principles of the South African Congress Alliance from 1990 states "all apartheid practices shall be set aside" Unfortunately, until social and economic change has progressed, the effects of these economic disparities between races will remain stagnant U S History Through An Economic Lens ...
